Do any of these sound familiar?

👉🏼 Do any of these signs sound familiar?

Your sympathetic nervous system is an incredible survival mechanism.

It developed as a way to keep us safe from danger so we as a human species could survive.

Its sensitivity allowed us to sense predators before they had a chance to attack us, but in today’s modern world that sensitivity means it gets activated A LOT - even when there are no predators to be found.

In fact, it gets activated every single time you experience any kind of normal, every day stress like running late to work, having a lot on your to-do list, or even going out on a first date 😅.

Now there’s nothing wrong with this— it’s a NORMAL response to stress. But if you experience CHRONIC, PERSISTANT stress every single day or you’ve experience trauma (complex or major), there’s the possibility that your nervous system might get “stuck” in this state, causing a myriad of mental and physical health issues like:

👉🏼 Chronic illness

👉🏼 Gut issues/IBS

👉🏼 High cortisol levels

👉🏼 Anxiety/Overwhelm

👉🏼 Depression

👉🏼 Obsessive compulsive behaviors

👉🏼 Addiction

The good news is that there are some really awesome ways to get “unstuck” so you can feel your best.

💌 DM me or comment ‘THRIVE’ to get my list of favorite tools to heal and soothe yourself out of the sympathetic state and back into your rest and digest mode!

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