This is where I break down what’s actually happening in your body when you’re dysregulated — fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and why “just calm down” doesn’t work on a nervous system that’s stuck in survival mode.
No fluff, no spiritual bypassing. Just the science and the why, explained in plain language, so you understand what’s actually going on before we get to the tools.
It was 10:00 am on the dot. I was sitting on my lounge, probably staring at a wall or trying to remember if I’d actually took my morning meds, when the realization hit me like a physical punch to the gut. I had an appointment. Right now. With my psychologist. My brain had completely, utterly,…
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