Also known as: Vagus nerve · Dysautonomia · Nervous system dysregulation · Can't calm down
Safetyhypervigilanceinability to downshiftthreatexhaustionguardedness
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “It isn't safe to relax.”
- “I must stay ready.”
- “Calm never lasts.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: staying activated may feel protective in a body that learned rest was unsafe.
Fear softens when the body learns, slowly, that this present moment is safe. Breath, ground, and small acts of trust each loosen its grip.
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