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Have you ever sat down to relax, only to feel your heart race faster than if you were running? You work hard. You are productive. You check every box on the to-do list. But the moment you finally stop to rest, the anxiety hits. The silence feels dangerous, the stillness feels heavy, and your mind immediately begins scanning for threats. You aren't ""bad at relaxing""-you are living in a body that has learned to treat rest like a trap. A Body That Treats Rest Like a Threat is a compassionate, science-backed guide for those who are stuck in ""Functional Freeze"" or the ""Cult of Busyness."" Alex D. Anderson bridges the gap between the psychology of high-functioning anxiety and the biology of the nervous system, offering a roadmap to reclaiming your ability to pause without panic. Inside this guide to finding safety in stillness, you will discover: [cite_start] The Paradox of the Couch: Why your internal ""smoke detector"" goes off the moment you try to slow down, and how to recalibrate it[cite: 1, 3, 5]. [cite_start] Functional Freeze: Understanding the ""Zombie Mode"" where you are moving through life but chemically disconnected from it[cite: 5]. [cite_start] The Cult of Busyness: How we bought into the ""Gospel of Production"" to avoid the void, and how to deal with the withdrawal symptoms of stopping[cite: 5]. [cite_start] The Ghost in the Nervous System: Practical, somatic tools to signal safety to your Vagus nerve so you can actually enjoy your downtime[cite: 5]. [cite_start] The Wisdom of Winter: Learning to honor the cycles of rest as a biological necessity rather than a moral failing[cite: 1]. When you rest, you are not checking out of life; you are checking in. This book is your invitation to set the burden down, take a breath, and let the dust settle.

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