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The Hidden Signs Your Nervous System is Running the Show nervous system healing post-cancer stress survival mode trauma after cancer

You’ve probably heard of “fight, flight, freeze.” But here’s the truth most survivors aren’t told: sometimes even when treatment ends, your nervous system keeps running as if the crisis never ended.

On the outside, you may look “fine.” On the inside, your body is still quietly running the show.

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Why You Still Feel Stuck After Treatment (and What Your Body is Really Telling You) cancer survivor journey cancer survivor tips cancer survivorship support emotional recovery after cancer healing after cancer life after cancer treatment nervous system healing post-cancer fatigue resilience after treatment survival mode recovery

 

 

You’ve finished treatment. The appointments slow down, the check-ins with your medical team get fewer and farther between, and everyone around you is cheering — “You did it!”

But inside? It doesn’t feel like the finish line. You’re exhausted. Anxious. Sometimes foggy. And you can’t shake the ...

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