That stuck feeling is exhausting — like your brain keeps replaying the same reel, trying to “solve” something that can’t be solved. Trauma loops do that: they trade healing for hypervigilance, and trade acceptance for the illusion of control. What’s happening in a trauma loop When something overwhelms our nervous system, the brain flags it as “unfinished business.” So it loops the memory, body sensations, and what-ifs, hoping to find safety or certainty this time. But trauma