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When You Have Been Through Trauma, it is Easy to Become Obsessed with Safety

When You Have Been Through Trauma, it is Easy to Become Obsessed with Safety

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Nicole Dake
Nov 13, 2022
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When You Have Been Through Trauma, it is Easy to Become Obsessed with Safety
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If you have been through trauma in the past or have PTSD, it is easy to become obsessed with the idea of safety. Your nervous system is constantly in a dysregulated state. You just want to go somewhere that things are safe and predictable.

Having a routine, and people that you can count on becomes very important.

Sometimes, it is easy to become overwhelme…

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