// It is extremely difficult for the rational brain to be convinced “that won’t happen,” because it already knows that it HAS happened, and it was horrific.

Those living with generalized anxiety often live in fear of the future. Those with complex trauma fear the future BECAUSE OF the past. //

Wow, I've been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and this is exactly what my brain tells me: "It HAS happened. And it was horrific."