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37. Why does depression feel physical?

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."

depression feels physical because emotions are not just mental experiences. that emotions are energies that move through your entire body. Depression manifests as fatigue, heaviness, aches, and other physical symptoms because your whole nervous system is affected. how the mind and body are deeply connected, not separate entities.

that depression impacts your body's functioning. It can slow down your movements, affect your sleep, change your appetite, and create physical pain. that this is why healing depression requires addressing both the emotional wounds and the physical patterns that have developed. Your body holds the trauma, not just your mind.

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