Hypervigilance Saps Joy From My Life and I Deserve Better

Hypervigilance Saps Joy From My Life and I Deserve Better
Here’s my game plan for cutting down on it
Art Bram
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Published inBlack Bear
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6 min read·
Mar 19
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Image by Jan Vasek from pixabay.comI’ve had it with my hypervigilance. It’s exhausting and stressful.
I’m sick and tired of constantly being on guard duty, assessing how much danger is lurking out there when the reality is there’s none.
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Written by Art Bram
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Top writer in self-growth and inner child. I love to write because it gets me in touch with myself. Hopefully, it’s also helpful to others. So far, so good!
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