𝟏𝟒. 🌙 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
Chronic stress disrupts the circadian machinery:
• melatonin suppression
• nighttime cortisol spikes
• sympathetic overactivation
• reduced deep sleep
• vivid trauma dreams
• difficulty waking rested
Without full sleep cycles, the body cannot repair.
Healing slows to a crawl.
𝟏𝟓. 🕰️ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 “𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭”
When the body becomes wired for survival, it loses access to:
presence
rest
digestion
curiosity
connection
joy
creativity
play
openness
The physiology of trauma is a physiology that is always preparing for danger.
Even in silence.
Even in comfort.
Even in safety.
This is why trauma is not something one “gets over.”
It must be unwound from the body’s internal terrain.
