Someone starts therapy because they can’t stop worrying. They learn breathing techniques, challenge their negative thoughts, and maybe even start feeling better for a while. But six months later, the anxiety creeps back, wearing a slightly different mask. This time it shows up as insomnia, or irritability, or a vague sense that something still isn’t right. The coping tools helped, sure. But they never touched whatever was driving the worry in the first place.

This pattern is more common than most people realize.… Read more