When you’ve been through a trauma, your brain finds sneaky ways to remind you of it. Probably it thinks it’s protecting you, keeping you alert to potential threats. The most everyday of sounds or smells or sensations can trick your nervous system into thinking there is still danger lurking nearby. It’s exhausting—a constant battle to balance the reality you see and the reality your mind is warning you about. Cold sweats, adrenaline rushes, clenched muscles—all of it telling you to be careful.
