The Truth About Tension: Why Anxiety Keeps Your Body Braced for Danger
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Dennis explores the connection between anxiety and chronic tension, discussing how the body remains braced for danger even after threats have passed.
Start your anxiety recovery today at anxietyguyprograms.com . Science backed programs designed to help you heal anxiety and regulate your nervous system for good. Use the code Gift30 to get 30% off for a limited time. Episode: In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, Dennis explores the truth about tension and why anxiety can keep the body braced for danger long after the original threat has passed. For many anxiety sufferers, tension is not just a tight jaw, stiff shoulders, chest tightness, muscle aches, or a restless body. It can feel like the body is constantly preparing for something bad to happen. The nervous system becomes so used to protecting, guarding, and anticipating danger that relaxation can almost feel unfamiliar or even unsafe. This episode looks at the deeper connection between anxiety, chronic tension, nervous system dysregulation, and the protective patterns that keep the body locked in survival mode. Rather than seeing tension as something to fight, fear, or urgently fix, Dennis shares a calmer way to understand it as a message from a body that has been trying to keep you safe. You'll learn why tension can continue even when you're mentally trying to relax…
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