Nayera Elbakary

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Most of us develop coping patterns that once helped us survive. We learn to stay strong, independent, accommodating or in control. Over time those same patterns can begin to feel exhausting. You might notice you overthink, react more intensely than you expect or feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions while unsure how to care for your own. Present day stress rarely stands alone. It often connects to earlier experiences that shaped how safe you feel in relationships and how you respond to conflict, disappointment or change. When something in your life shifts, even in subtle ways, it can reactivate old emotional patterns