Some of us grew up in noise— not just loud rooms, but loud emotions. Chaos was normal. Tension was home. So when life gets quiet…we don’t relax— we look around for what’s about to go wrong. Why does peace feel uncomfortable? Why does calm feel… off? Because a nervous system raised on survival doesn’t recognize safety right away. It expects the storm. It waits for the drop. It confuses stillness with danger. But hear this— Nothing is wrong. That feeling? It’s not failure. It’s