Nervous System Dysregulation journey
If you would like to follow along, I will be posting about my husbands journey and give some tips on how to support your loved one through anxiety and nervous system dysregulation.
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regulate your nervous system in >10 mins 💞
regulating your nervous system doesn’t have to be hard, complicated, or take forever. these are some simple + quick ways to regulate for the busy bee 💛 signs your nervous system is dysregulated ⤵️ 1. you constantly feel on edge and overwhelmed 2. you’re frequently snappy, irritable, and reacti
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✨Nervous System Regulation = Soft Life
Diva,Your body is asking to feel safe. #softgirlwellness #somatichealing #vagusnerve #somaticexercises #softhealingjourney When your nervous system is regulated, everything shifts: 🌿 Your mind feels calmer 🌿 Your body releases tension 🌿 Your hormones feel more balanced 🌿 You respon
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🧠NERVOUS SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Understanding the many parts of the nervous system can feel super overwhelming- let’s break it down! The nervous system is broken down into TWO parts: the CNS and PNS CNS= brain and spinal cord PNS=nerves OUTSIDE the brain and spinal cord The PNS can be FURTHER broken down into TWO PART
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8 MICRO HABITS THAT RESET YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
If you’re always tired, or wired for no reason… i FEEL THAT! Low cortisol girly lifestyle is the goal for 2026🤌🏼 These are 8 tiny habits I’ve learned along my ✨healing journey✨ and have found to be most effective to calm my nervous system without forcing myself to “relax.” Nothing dramatic. N
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how to regulate your nervous system LONG TERM!!
you’d be surprised to know how much of your mental health issues can actually stem from being in a state of chronic ✨physical✨ dysregulation. regulating our nervous systems LONG TERM means more than ice baths and grounding outside - we need lifestyle changes! remember that your body’s goal i
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IF YOU HAVE EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION 😖😵💫
October is ADHD Awareness Month. A big challenge with ADHD is emotional dysregulation, where emotional responses manifest as mood swings, sudden angry outbursts, heightened anxiety, and depression because we feel at total loss of control about our feelings. Just like we can have very strong passion
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How to regulate your nervous system 🫶🏽
Nervous system dysregulation is when your nervous system doesn’t know how to react appropriately to your environment. It’s when your mind and body are not in sync. It can cause many physical, mental, and relational issues ☹️ But don’t worry! The first step is awareness of these issues so you can
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a mic drop conviction moment fr #quotes #coffeequotes #nervoussystemhealing #nervoussystemdysregulation #nervoussystem
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Signs You May Need To Regulate Your Nervous System
If you’ve been feeling tense, on edge, or anxious for no clear reason, this might not be a mindset issue, it could be your nervous system asking for support. Tight shoulders, jaw clenching, shallow breathing, intrusive thoughts, or random waves of anxiety are not personal flaws. They’re signals tha
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Overstimulated Moms Need These Tools
Overstimulated moms are not doing a bad job. In fact, they are trying really hard to show up and that’s adding to the nervous system chaos. The default of the neurodivergent nervous system (like in ADHD women) is dysregulation. When your nervous system is dysregulated you’ll find you’re ove
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How to Regulate Your Nervous System
Let’s Talk About Emotional Dysregulation: What is it? It is when you have trouble managing your feelings and emotions. Normally this is triggered by something external, and then it causes an internal battle & conflict within us. Triggers for Nervous System Deregulation -Too much socia
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🧠 AUTONOMIC nervous system: SNS vs. PNS
🔥SNS= Sympathetic Nervous System (remember S for STRESS) This is your 👊🏻fight or flight🏃♂️ response When stimulated causes: →Increased HR and BP →Increased blood sugar →Dilates pupils →Inhibits salivation →Relaxes bladder →Inhibits digestion 🩵PNS= Sympathetic Nervous System (remembe
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100% true
Only groundly helped me to realize this #adhd #stress #nervoussystemregulation
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Mobility & stability work is my first recommendations to baddies trying to grow a relationship with their bodies. Dissociation can alienate us from our body and it takes small moments of consistency & love to build any relationship. My body is always STIFF from constantly bracing from hEDS/hype
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Everyday adhd habits that keep your nervous system disregulated
#adhd #regulation #meditation
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Symptoms of nervous system dysregulation
The list of symptoms that I experienced when my nervous system got really out of control is quite vast. I remember at one point I couldn’t even really use my arms, I felt prickling and itchiness all throughout my body. My breathing was all over the place, I had horrible headaches, I would get reall
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If you’re not sleeping, you’re not healing. Lack of sleep = high cortisol = weak immune system = herpes outbreaks. You can’t out-supplement nervous system dysregulation. Your body suppresses HSV when you’re regulated and well-rested. I break this down inside my book Outbreak Free. Grab yo
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7 Signs You May Need To Calm Your Nervous System ✨
Many people think anxiety only shows up as racing thoughts, but nervous system dysregulation often shows up in the body first. Things like constant muscle tension, headaches, digestive issues, feeling easily startled, or being tired but unable to fully rest can be signals that your nervous system h
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Binge eating disorder isn’t about food — it’s about unmet emotional needs and nervous system dysregulation. If you’ve ever wondered why you binge, this might explain everything. Healing starts with safety, not shame. #BingeEatingRecovery #EatingDisorderAwareness #TraumaHealing #nervous
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Signs you have nervous system burnout:
#adhd
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2-Minute Daily Nervous System Reset ✨
Your body doesn't need discipline—it needs safety. This 2-minute nervous system reset is the daily reminder I wish I had years ago. Regulation > motivation. You can come back to this anytime. 🌿 Need support on your healing journey? 🌿 I offer free 1:1 mentorship and coaching to help yo
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5 Nervous System Clues You’re Not Safe Yet
You’re not overreacting. Your body is remembering. When your nervous system doesn’t feel safe, it speaks through shutdown, silence, and survival strategies. These clues aren’t flaws, they’re messages. If you’ve ever second-guessed your gut or felt like you were the problem in hard relations
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⚠️ Do not interrupt the hyper focus
Seriously, just don’t. There will be no warnings, just instant rage 😡 But of course I’ll feel bad about the blow up hours later 🙃 #adhd #dysregulation #hyperfocused #nervoussystem #adhdlife
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🤍 You’re not lazy. You’re overstimulated.
🫶🏼 save the post for more inspo. Your nervous system isn’t broken—it’s just overwhelmed. That foggy, scattered feeling isn’t a lack of motivation. It’s a sign your body is begging for a pause. We live in a world that pushes more—more noise, more hustle, more output. But what if clarity comes
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Dysregulation doesn’t always look dramatic, sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s a quiet shift into urgency, tension, rumination, and overthinking. And suddenly you are not okay and you don’t necessarily know why. 🤷♀️ 🧚 Learning to recognize the signs of dysregulation in your own body is hu
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Nervous System Dysregulation
You are NOT crazy! You are just stuck in fight or flight! #nerves #autonomicdysfunction #anxietysupport
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ADHD habits for nervous system
#adhd #adhdinwomen #adhdhacks #advice #fyp
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Mukbangs aren’t just videos — they’re coping mechanisms for emotional deprivation, restriction, and nervous system dysregulation. Understanding the why changes everything. #MukbangPsychology #BingeEatingAwareness #FoodAndTrauma #NervousSystemRegulation #emotionalneglect
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If you keep telling yourself you’re lazy… pause for a second. Most procrastination isn’t about discipline. It’s about nervous system dysregulation. When your brain perceives pressure, stress, or emotional threat, it shifts into survival mode. And survival mode shuts down the parts of your br
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ADHD + Emotional Dysregulation
Emotional dysregulation is one of the least talked about ADHD symptoms, but one of the most challenging. ➡️ The ADHD brain has a harder time putting the brakes on emotions (weaker prefrontal cortex control). ➡️ The amygdala reacts quickly and strongly, so emotions feel urgent. ➡️ Neurotransmit
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10 ways to feel safe in your body 🌸
So many of us feel unsafe in our body due to physical or mental health issues, past trauma, difficulty staying present, stress, and more. This leads to nervous system dysregulation 🌀 My top three ways to feel safe in my body are: ✨ taking a warm bath or shower: this is a guarantee to make me
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NervousSystem Regulation
✨Your Nervous System Deserves to Feel Safe✨ This is your gentle reminder that burnout, overthinking, people-pleasing, and “why am I crying again??” moments aren’t personality traits — they’re nervous system symptoms. 😵💫💓 If you’ve ever felt like you’re too sensitive or too much, this post is y
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The Window of Tolerance After Trauma
Guys the 10 picture limit really killed me here!😭 In my next post I will talk more about how dysregulation showed up for me, how I learned to recognize early signs, and tools I used to keep my emotions under control and eventually expand my window of tolerance. 🤍 I wanted to summarize a really
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“You’re doing great” — so why does it still feel
When someone says you’re managing “so well” but you feel that knot in your stomach… it’s usually not laziness. It’s pressure, hypervigilance, and a nervous system that never got the memo that you’re safe. Let me tell you why it feels like you’re not doing enough (and what finally helped me). #anxi
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f you have been feeling tired, foggy, anxious, or always on edge… this may be more than “just stress” or “getting older.” These are 10 common signs of nervous system dysregulation 👇 😴 Trouble sleeping 🧠 Brain fog ⚡ Wired but tired 💜 Mood swings 😩 Constant overwhelm (and more…) The
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#onthisday chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation are sneaky roots to SO many health issues 🧘🏽♀️✨🧠 it’s actually quite mind blowing. from gut issues to autoimmunity to heart disease, chronic stress can play a huge role. let’s feel good and health together now ❤️🩹 #nervousystemhealing
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Dysregulated kids need this ...
I used to think if my kid was melting down, I needed to come in harder with a consequence. Then I learned what dysregulation actually is and it changed how I respond completely. A dysregulated child is not making a choice. Their nervous system has lost its ability to self-organize. And you li
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30 Gentle Nervous System Healing Prompts ✨
These 30 journal prompts were created for moments when your nervous system needs safety before solutions. They’re not about pushing through, fixing yourself, or forcing emotional breakthroughs. They’re about slowing down, listening to your body, and rebuilding a sense of inner safety — gently,
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Neurodivergence & Stimming
Stimming (short for self-stimulatory behavior) refers to repetitive movements, sounds, or sensory actions that help regulate the nervous system. It is commonly observed in individuals with Autism, ADHD, or AuDHD (Autism + ADHD). For AuDHD individuals, stimming can support: • emotional regulatio
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If you’re tired of living in fear of your next outbreak, feeling isolated, or stuck in shame—Outbreak Free is the guide you didn’t know you needed. This book walks you through: 📖 Understanding the real root of outbreaks 🧠 How stress, mindset, and nervous system dysregulation play a role 🥦 Foo
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Content Warning: Mental Health / Medication Safety I’m sharing this because survival isn’t the same as being untouched. In December, I survived a severe medication overdose that led to neurological collapse and weeks of nervous system dysregulation. What followed was not peace or escape — it
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RESET YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM ✨
RESET YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM ✨ Small habits can change your entire life. For a long time I thought I was just “overthinking” or “too emotional”… but really my nervous system was constantly in survival mode. Now I’m learning how to slow down and heal. Saving this list for myself and anyone
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Toxic shame on your nervous system 😫
#lemon8 #healthylifestyle2024 #fyp
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Herbs to AVOID Burnout 🌿😫
Feeling overwhelmed? Burnout doesn't discriminate. It's that feeling when life's demands leave you mentally and physically exhausted, like you've hit a wall. 🧱 😫 You're body is in a state of prolonged stress leading to dysregulation of the stress response system. When you exp
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MENTAL ILLNESSES CAUSED BY NARCISSISTIC ABUSE 🧠
MENTAL ILLNESSES CAUSED BY NARCISSISTIC ABUSE 1. Anxiety Disorders Constant fear, walking on eggshells, and unpredictability train your body to stay in survival mode even when there’s no danger. 2. Depression Feeling trapped, invalidated, and emotionally drained can lead to deep sadne
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My journey of living this anti-inflammatory lifestyle has not been easy and since I’ve discovering some of my root cause issues, I feel like I have been avoiding one of the biggest factors for me, which is my ability to manage my stress, and I feel like others can relate to this ❤️❤️ # #antiinflam
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Link Between PTSD & Nervous System Dysregulation
PTSD isn’t just a mental struggle—it’s a nervous system injury. When trauma happens, your body shifts into survival mode (fight, flight, or freeze), but if the trauma isn’t processed, your nervous system stays stuck there. 🚨 Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System with PTSD: ⚡ Feeling constantly
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