Vladislav on Instagram: "1. He once said: “Intelligence isn’t an advantage — it’s a noose if you can’t turn your mind off.” His PhD friend ran 100 mental simulations daily: what he should’ve said, how people looked at him, what they might think. Meanwhile his roommate — who barely got into college — ate noodles, played games, slept eight hours. The “smart” one lived on four hours of sleep and anxiety. The “dumb” one had a girlfriend within a year and didn’t overthink the future. The mind isn’t a

LAUREN BAIRD | Psychotherapist on Instagram: "I’ve been in DBR therapy (Deep Brain Reorienting) for 18 months now. Yes, I’m a therapist. Yes, I’ve done years of my own work. Yes, I understand why freeze happens. But understanding it intellectually vs. experiencing deep brain healing? Completely a wholllleeeee different thing. I’ve been working on how frozen & terrified I can get in certain situations. How my body still responds like I’m that little girl who wasn’t safe. How those old attachment