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Can thinking about the future loosen trauma’s grip

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Staring at tomorrow is a proven weapon against yesterday's horrors. By shifting a survivor's mental focus from a fatalistic past to an optimistic future, psychologists literally rewire the brain to escape the endless, paralyzing loop of a traumatic memory.

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