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Why You Pull Away When Life Gets Good: The Fear of Happiness | The Healing Journey
Why do you pull away when life gets good? In this episode of The Healing Journey, host Deanna Shailer explores the counterintuitive phenomenon of fearing happiness and withdrawing from positive changes. If you’ve ever felt a cold pit in your stomach after receiving good news, or if you find yourself looking for cracks in the foundation of a new relationship or promotion, this episode offers profound validation and understanding. You are not broken, ungrateful, or flawed; you are experiencing a protective nervous system response rooted in past trauma, chronic stress, or neurodivergent survival…
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