therapy
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The Roots pt. 1: Enmeshment
I came to my therapist with problems like extreme anxiety without a clear cause and outsized reactions to my family’s problems and opinions of me — something that had always been labeled in my as “being too sensitive.” It alarms me how common the experience I had was: a parent-ified daughter who was told to… Continue reading
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Wounds
People are often tender in the places where they’ve been hurt, physically and emotionally. But I’ve found that emotional or mental wounds can be harder to spot, even for the person who is wounded. They can be so painful that the mind tries to protect itself by obscuring those hurts from us, lest we encounter… Continue reading
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Behind the Scenes of a Panic Attack
In December 2022, I forgot how to breathe normally. I no longer trusted my body to take in air on its own, so I would take over and try to pull in as much oxygen as possible. It turns out this is a recipe for a panic attack because you end up with too much… Continue reading
Mohini Kundu 