Something frustrating happens in mental health care more often than most people realize. A person struggling with anxiety learns a handful of breathing techniques, practices them diligently, and feels a bit better for a while. Then the anxiety comes back, sometimes wearing a different mask. Maybe it shows up as insomnia, or irritability, or a pattern of pulling away from the people they love. The coping tools didn’t fail exactly. They just never reached the thing that was actually driving the problem.… Read more