Goodness That Feels Temporary: A Guide for Receiving Good Without Fear

By Alex D. Anderson

To anyone who has ever held their breath during a sunset because they were afraid the dark would come too quickly.

We often think that trauma is just about surviving the bad things. But for many, the hardest part of recovery isn't the pain; it's the joy. It's the "Suspicion of Safety"-the terrifying feeling that peace is just a trap waiting to spring, and that happiness is a debt that will eventually have to be paid in suffering.

Goodness That Feels Temporary is a compassionate guide for those who are "wired for war in peacetime." Alex D. Anderson explores why calm feels dangerous to a hypervigilant nervous system and offers a roadmap to breaking the "Happiness Thermostat"-the internal ceiling that keeps us from letting too much good into our lives.

Inside this guide to receiving, you will discover:

The Suspicion of Safety: Why your brain treats stability like a threat and how to retrain your "Watchdog" to stand down.The Happiness Thermostat: Understanding the "Upper Limit Problem" and why we self-sabotage when things get "too good."The Boredom of Safety: How to navigate the uneasy quiet that comes after the chaos ends without creating new drama to fill the void.Reclaiming the Present: Practical tools to stop waiting for the other shoe to drop and finally exhale into the good that is right in front of you.

You don't have to apologize for the light anymore. This book is your permission slip to stop bracing for impact and start enjoying your life. You earned it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G7BKPZ66
• ISBN13: 9798278845164
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"