You finally stop. Couch, bed, end of the day. And suddenly you can feel everything. Your heartbeat in your chest, your skin humming, a buzzing that wasn't there five minutes ago. It feels wrong. It's not.

This episode unpacks the strange science of why your body gets louder when your world gets quieter, anchored on a study that found something researchers didn't expect when they removed every external sensation from people with high anxiety.

Maya is a nervous system educator, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice or diagnosis.

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