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When Negative Thoughts Feel Physically Real

My therapist says I should question my thoughts but some of them feel so true in my body that thinking my way out seems impossible.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Embodied beliefs resist cognitive restructuring because they live in the nervous system, not just the thinking mind.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with CBT — principles and practice?”

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