safe situations can still feel threatening because your nervous system is responding to past experiences, not current reality. that trauma teaches your body to stay on high alert, and it doesn't automatically turn off just because you're objectively safe. this as part of , where unhealed wounds keep you in a state of hypervigilance.
that your body remembers past pain and attempts responds you from experiencing it again. Even in safe situations, subtle cues can trigger your nervous system's threat response. that healing requires teaching your body that it's safe now, which takes time and conscious work to address the underlying trauma.