Break the Anxiety Cycle: What’s Keeping You Stuck
Anxiety isn’t just a feeling; it’s a self-reinforcing loop of triggers, physical alarms, and avoidance. While avoidance feels like a relief in the moment, it actually “trains” the brain to be more fearful, making your world smaller over time. This article explores how the cycle manifests differently in men (often as irritability) and teens (as school refusal), and how combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Neurofeedback can retrain the nervous system to break the loop for good.


