Thanks to Grow Therapy for sponsoring this video! Head to https://growtherapy.yt.link/rDN1csO to find your dream therapist today!What if part of you is afraid to get better? It sounds irrational, but resistance to healing is one of the most common things I see in people struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health conditions.In this episode, I explain why improvement can feel terrifying, why getting better often changes relationships and identities, and why the unknown can feel scarier than staying stuck.If you've ever wondered why you keep pulling back just as things start improving, this conversation might help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface.

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I know what it is to feel hopelessly stuck and worthless to the world in general. I also know what it is to live without those feelings. I’m both a Clinical Psychology specializing in treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, and a human who has spent more than a decade managing sever depression and anxiety.

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