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Your Doctor Said Stress

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Nadia sat in her doctor's office last Tuesday. She described the 3 AM waking, the chest tightness, the racing thoughts she cannot shut down, the way her hands shake between prescriptions. The doctor nodded. Said "it sounds like stress." Suggested a meditation app. Offered an SSRI prescription. Nadi...

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