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Why Healing Feels Worse Before It Feels Better: Understanding the Emotional Detox

by: Laura West

Healing from trauma is rarely linear—and often, it feels worse before it gets better. If you've ever started therapy, inner work, or a self-healing journey and suddenly felt more emotional, irritable, or overwhelmed, you're not doing it wrong. You're going through what's called an emotional detox.

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