Is Anxiety a Trauma Response? What You Should Know
Trauma, Relationships, Emotional Healing, Anxiety, Virtual Therapy, Cycle Breaking, Intergenerational Healing, Somatics, Brainspotting, IFS, Burnout, Therapy for Women Erica Barton Trauma, Relationships, Emotional Healing, Anxiety, Virtual Therapy, Cycle Breaking, Intergenerational Healing, Somatics, Brainspotting, IFS, Burnout, Therapy for Women Erica Barton

Is Anxiety a Trauma Response? What You Should Know

Many of my clients come to me exhausted. Not because they’re falling apart, but because they’re done pretending they’re fine.

They’ve already done some therapy. They’ve read the books. They can name their patterns. But something still feels stuck. Underneath the surface, there’s a constant hum of worry, pressure, tightness. That quiet panic that never really goes away.

And most of them carry a secret fear: What if I’m just too sensitive? What if this is just who I am? What I’m just broken?

Here’s the truth: if you feel anxious all the time- especially in relationships, in groups, when resting, or when you're alone- it’s not a flaw in your personality. It might be a trauma response. And that means there’s nothing wrong with you. It means your body has been working overtime to protect you.

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Burnout and the ADHD Brain: Why So Many Women Are Exhausted
Trauma, Relationships, Emotional Healing, Anxiety, Virtual Therapy, Cycle Breaking, Intergenerational Healing, Somatics, Brainspotting, IFS, ADHD, Burnout, Therapy for Women Erica Barton Trauma, Relationships, Emotional Healing, Anxiety, Virtual Therapy, Cycle Breaking, Intergenerational Healing, Somatics, Brainspotting, IFS, ADHD, Burnout, Therapy for Women Erica Barton

Burnout and the ADHD Brain: Why So Many Women Are Exhausted

There’s a specific kind of burnout that lives in the bodies of women with ADHD. It’s not just mental fatigue. It’s nervous system depletion. It’s a full-body no after years of masking, overfunctioning, and trying to keep up in a world that doesn’t see the effort behind your every move.

You might be the one everyone counts on. The one who remembers the details, carries the emotional labor, keeps the plates spinning. You’re praised for your sensitivity, intuition, or brilliance, but underneath all of that there’s a quiet overwhelm no one else sees.

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