Long after the explosions fade and the news cycle shifts, the body continues to keep score.
In homes, classrooms, shelters, and workplaces across Israel, countless people are living with physical symptoms that are not just "stress" — they are the body's memory of what happened. Tight shoulders, shallow breathing, sudden dizziness, or inexplicable exhaustion can all carry stories that the mind is not yet ready to tell.
Mental Health First Aid Israel teaches that trauma is not only psychological. It is physiological. The body, in its own way, remembers — and it speaks when words are too painful to find.
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