Why it's hard to convince the brain that you are safe
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Hi friend, Just like in the last issue of the Sleep Talks Letters, today I will try to normalize the difficulties we all face on the recovery journey in order to help you to overcome them smoother. I keep saying that our brain is a super powerful survival machine. Its reactions are incredibly fast – way faster than our rational part of the brain can register. So when a person tells me “I understand everything rationally, but I still can’t shake that sleep anxiety off“ I believe them 100%.
Why it's hard to convince the brain that you are safe
Why it's hard to convince the brain that you…
Why it's hard to convince the brain that you are safe
Hi friend, Just like in the last issue of the Sleep Talks Letters, today I will try to normalize the difficulties we all face on the recovery journey in order to help you to overcome them smoother. I keep saying that our brain is a super powerful survival machine. Its reactions are incredibly fast – way faster than our rational part of the brain can register. So when a person tells me “I understand everything rationally, but I still can’t shake that sleep anxiety off“ I believe them 100%.