Anxiety and Panic Attacks are not weakness — it is the body’s way of remembering. Trembling, shaking, racing heart, panic attacks — these are survival responses held in the nervous system, resurfacing when something reminds your body of old fear. Wind, a suitcase, even an innocent comment can awaken memories of exile, neglect, abuse, or violence.
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As a somatic experiencing therapist, Ana explains how anxiety lives in the body and how survivors can meet it with care. You will learn why triggers don’t need to make sense to others, how to recognize anxiety as unprocessed trauma, and simple ways to anchor yourself when panic arises.
This piece is for trauma survivors of war, displacement, abuse, and neglect — and for anyone who wants to understand why anxiety is not failure but survival wisdom.
Core Teachings in “Trembling Anxiety”
Anxiety is not failure.
Tremors, shivers, racing heart — these are not betrayals of the body but survival intelligence surfacing. Triggers are subtle. Something as ordinary as wind, a suitcase, or an offhand comment can awaken old terror because the nervous system remembers what the mind has tried to forget.
The nervous system is timeless. It doesn’t know past from present; it only knows sensations of safety or unsafety. Your body honors your story. Trembling is not weakness — it is memory and resilience at work, a reminder of what you endured. Repair is possible. What was missing in the past (comfort, safety, tenderness) can be given to yourself now in the present.
About Ana Mael: Ana Mael is a genocide survivor, somatic therapist, and author of The Trauma We Don’t Talk About. She is the founder of the Somatic Trauma Recovery Center and has dedicated her career to helping survivors reclaim their identity, dignity, and self-trust. With decades of lived experience, Ana offers a unique, unapologetic approach to healing that combines trauma justice, somatic therapy, and spiritual integrity. She advocates for vulnerability, accountability, and collective healing to dismantle the systems that perpetuate oppression and harm.
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