The Jumpy Body

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Across
  1. 2. – How the body feels on high alert.
  2. 4. – What the body is trying to achieve.
  3. 9. – Signal triggered too often.
  4. 11. – State the body struggles to believe.
  5. 12. – System behind the reflex.
  6. 15. – Races during the startle response.
  7. 16. – Brain alarm bell that overfires.
  8. 18. – Condition where trauma lingers.
  9. 20. – Trauma makes this feel present.
Down
  1. 1. – Memory hub that struggles to tag past vs. present.
  2. 3. – Becomes shallow with fear.
  3. 5. – Event that rewires the brain.
  4. 6. – What the nervous system can learn to do.
  5. 7. – Cortex that reasons but is overruled.
  6. 8. – Stays tense when on alert.
  7. 10. – Common trigger, like a slam or bang.
  8. 13. – Healing path for PTSD.
  9. 14. – Symbol for false alarms.
  10. 17. – Technique for calming the body.
  11. 19. – Sudden jumpy reaction.