Dr. Aimie Apigian

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1,012 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 27 May

Dr. Aimie Apigian’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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They're very predictable.

They're very science-based.

And the startle is the first step.

Maybe it's an actual startle where you're jumping and it can be, I look at an email and I have that like, something must be wrong.

I wonder what's going to... Like you almost assume the worst case scenario.

You assume the worst because that's what the start of response is.

It's predicting danger just to be able to check it out and see, is this actual danger?

You're stuck looping between the steps.

Okay.

And the startle step will then trigger the rest of the steps.

We're looking for patterns in this pattern of I jump easily.

I startle easily.

That is a sign that your nervous system is always on edge and it's just looping between those steps of the trauma response.

over apologizing.

Isn't that an interesting pattern?

What is it a reflection of?

It's usually a reflection of, I'm so sorry that I'm taking up space.

I'm so sorry that I exist.

I don't feel like I deserve to have a voice.

Don't deserve to have needs.

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