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Unmasking Fear: The Biological Link Between Trauma, Pain, & Codependency
Why do so many codependents and people with Self-Love Deficit Disorder live in constant fear, even when they're safe? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Todd Burstain, an internist who spent 30 years treating patients, about how chronic fear changes the brain and hides behind "masks" like anxiety, codependency, and narcissism.
We get into why narcissists cope by controlling others while codependents cope by giving in to control, and how PTSD and gaslighting make it hard to tell real danger from old trauma.
Dr. Burstain also shares his 10-step path for quieting "fear's voice" and reconnecting…
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