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29. Why do I feel emotionally tired all the time?

Understanding the patterns behind this experience

AI recognizes patterns.
Understanding comes from lived experience.

"The nervous system remains in a state of heightened prediction when past pain has not been processed."

emotional exhaustion comes from carrying unprocessed pain and constantly managing your feelings. that suppressing emotions takes enormous energy. When you're always trying to keep difficult feelings at bay or maintain a certain appearance, it drains you. this as part of , where unhealed wounds require constant effort to manage.

that emotional tiredness is different from physical tiredness. It's a deep fatigue that comes from the weight of unaddressed trauma and the effort of keeping yourself together. that true rest requires healing the underlying wounds, not just physical sleep. When you stop carrying so much unprocessed pain, your energy naturally returns.

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