If slowing down makes you uneasy, you’re not alone. You might have been the one who always held everything together — the high performer, the steady one when things were falling apart. Now that life is finally quieter, your body doesn’t quite know what to do with it. That isn’t dysfunction. It’s pattern memory. Your brain learned to stay alert to keep you safe. It doesn’t automatically know the difference between resting and being in danger until the mind steps in and teaches it. That process ta