If relaxing feels uncomfortable or even stressful, this video will help you understand why — and why it has nothing to do with your ability to “just relax.” 

For many people with anxiety, especially high-functioning anxiety, control becomes a form of protection. 

When slowing down or stopping feels unsafe, the body resists relaxation because it’s learned that stillness = vulnerability. 

 In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• why your system associates tension with safety 

• how childhood and past experiences shape this pattern 

• why relaxing triggers panic for a nervous system stuck in vigilance 

• why letting go feels threatening when you’ve always had to be “on” 

• and the hopeful truth that this can change 

This epsiode helps you understand that your difficulty relaxing isn’t a flaw — it’s a learned survival response that softens as your system begins to feel genuinely safe. 

 🌿NEXT STEPS 

 If you want deeper support and structured tools to shift this pattern, the following programs are available:

Anxiety Hypnosis Audios and Programs: 

https://www.liberatebyjuliechal.com/anxiety-hypnosis-audios-and-programs

Tranceform Anxiety to Thrive 1:1 Program

Personalised support for resolving anxiety at its root patterns: 

https://www.liberatebyjuliechal.com/find-freedom-from-anxiety-naturally 

 For additional resources and support, visit: www.liberatebyjuliechal.com 

 If you have any questions, you can email [email protected].