"I don't want to live like this anymore"

How I healed my anxiety and trauma without reliving my past
(I wish I knew this before wasting years in talk therapy...)

Published by Linda James, Survivor of trauma, mental health |

Updated on November 14th, 2024 | 🕐 4 min | 👁️ 74,122

I was drowning in pain, and it was tearing me apart from the inside out.

Every day felt like I was fighting against an invisible force that was suffocating me, dragging me down deeper and deeper.

I tried to hold it together, but the truth is, I was barely surviving.

The sleepless nights were just the beginning.

I couldn’t remember the last time I woke up feeling rested or at peace.

My heart was always racing, my thoughts spinning out of control.

I felt like a prisoner trapped in my own mind.

I’d lost count of the times I cried in the shower, where no one could hear me, desperate for relief from the relentless anxiety that had taken over my life. 

But the part that haunts me to this day was the way my trauma began to affect my relationship with my daughter.

One evening, after another long day where everything seemed to go wrong, I snapped.

My child, now an older teenager, was asking for my attention, just trying to connect with me, and I lost it.

I yelled at them over something small, something that didn’t even matter.

I saw the shock in their eyes, the hurt, and it broke me.

In that moment, I saw myself in them—felt the weight of my own unresolved pain crushing down on them.

if I didn’t do something, I was going to pass my trauma onto the person I loved most in this world.

That night, I couldn’t sleep.

I lay in bed, tormented by the thought that I was failing as a parent, that my own pain was bleeding into my child’s life, shaping them in ways I never intended.

I knew I couldn’t let that happen.

I had to change, I had to heal, not just for myself, but for them.

But I had exhausted every possible solution...

Therapy sessions that ended in tears...

Medications that left me feeling numb...

And mindfulness apps that seemed to work for everyone but me.

I had even considered giving up, resigning myself to a life of constant struggle.

My therapist had been with me through it all.

She saw how hard I was trying, how desperate I was for relief.

One day, after another session of feeling like I had made no progress, she sat me down and told me about something different.

As much as she wanted to help, she knew I needed more than just talk therapy.

That’s when she recommended the 30-day Neurotoned program.

At first, I was hesitant.

I had already spent so much time and money on things that didn’t work.

But then she told me something that stuck with me:

"This program is designed to rewire your nervous system, to heal the effects of trauma at their root."

Neurotoned works by focusing on the vagus nerve, the body’s reset button, which is crucial for regulating your trauma responses.

That’s when I started doing my own research.

I found countless reviews from people who had gone through the program, and the stories they shared felt so similar to mine.

Women who had lived with anxiety and trauma for years, finally finding relief after just 30 days.

There were so many positive reviews, and people spoke so highly of their experiences, it became an easy decision for me.

And then I saw the 60-day money-back guarantee.

I realized I had nothing to lose.

The first week of the program was eye-opening.

I could feel shifts in my body that I hadn’t felt in years.

My sleep started to improve, and the constant tension in my muscles began to ease.

By the second week, I noticed that my anxiety wasn’t as overpowering.

I could breathe deeper, think clearer, and I didn’t feel as overwhelmed by everyday stressors.

But the real breakthrough came in the third week.

One day, my daughter and I were sitting on the porch, watching the sunset—a rare moment of quiet between us.

For the first time in what felt like forever, I felt calm, present, and truly connected.

We began talking, and I could sense a difference in myself, a patience and openness that hadn’t been there before.

She started sharing their day with me, talking about school, friends, and their dreams for the future.

Instead of being distracted or overwhelmed, I found myself fully engaged, listening with my whole heart.

Then, out of nowhere, she brought up something they’d been struggling with—a conflict with a friend that had been bothering them for weeks.

Normally, I would have been too anxious or preoccupied to offer real support.

But this time, I listened, really listened.

I didn’t jump in with advice or solutions.

I just let them talk, let them feel heard.

When they finished, I shared a story from my own life, something personal and vulnerable.

I talked about a time when I had been in a similar situation, about the fear and uncertainty I had felt, and how I had eventually worked through it.

I could see the relief in their eyes, the way they felt understood and supported.

It was like a wall that had been between us for so long was finally crumbling.

A few days later, as we were getting ready for bed, she looked at me - really looked at me - and said:

“Mom, I want to be just like you when I grow up.”

I couldn’t hold back the tears.

In that moment, I realized that all the work I had been doing, all the pain I had faced, was worth it.

The connection we had rebuilt, the trust we had regained—it was everything I had ever wanted as a parent.

I was becoming the person I wanted to be, the person my child could look up to.

By the end of the 30 days, I felt like a new person.

The chains of trauma that had held me back for so long were finally breaking.

I wasn’t cured, and I still had work to do, but I finally felt like I had the tools to heal.

For the first time in years, I could see a future where I wasn’t defined by my trauma.

If any of this resonates with you, if you’ve been living with the silent agony of trauma and a dysregulated nervous system, I urge you to give Neurotoned a try.

It’s more than just a program.

It's a way to finally break free from the chains that have been holding you back.

And with the 60-day money-back guarantee, there’s no risk.

Take control of your life today.

Click the link below to learn more about how Neurotoned can help you heal from the inside out and start living the life you deserve.

Heal The Effects Of Trauma With Neurotoned