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Understanding the stress–inflammation–mental health pathway is about recognizing that caring for your body - through sleep, movement, nutrition, and connection - is also a way of caring for your mind.
The initial shock following a life-changing tragedy is one of the brain's most remarkable protective mechanisms.
Your nervous system may temporarily alter how emotions are experienced, allowing you to focus on immediate demands and survival. Rather than flooding you with every feeling immediately, it allows you to function just enough to survive the first hours, days, or even weeks.
This isn't denial in the ordinary sense.
It's protection.
