You blocked their number. You deleted the photos. You logically know the relationship was toxic, and you are finally free. But your nervous system didn’t get the memo. It spent months, or years, in survival mode with them. That’s why a notification sound that sounds like theirs makes your stomach drop. Why someone using their tone of voice makes your chest tight. Why you still wake up with a clenched jaw, bracing for an argument that isn’t happening anymore. A toxic relationship isn’t just a bad memory. It is biological conditioning. Your body learned that “”love”” meant walking on eggshells. You can’t just think your way out of a trauma bond. You have to physically teach your body that the threat is gone. That is body work. Not just mind work. Comment ‘BODY’ if your nervous system knows things your mind hasn’t processed yet. #therapy #book #nervoussystem #psychologyinsights #counselling