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Anxiety or Trauma Response? How to Tell the Difference

Not all anxiety is what it seems. In many cases, what we experience as anxiety is actually a trauma response — a protective reaction rooted in the past. In this post, we explore how to tell the difference, why it matters, and how trauma-informed therapy like EMDR can help bring your nervous system back into balance.

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