The Dysregulated Nervous System

Our brains are made of multiple parts that evolved at different times. Sometimes, they don’t agree on the level of threat we’re facing. This can cause our nervous systems to become dysregulated.

When we’ve accumulated a lot of baggage in our nervous system, our threat response isn’t always smooth. It’s like covering the pedals of a car in glue – it will still work, but it won’t respond as you want it to. A dysregulated nervous system makes our day-to-day lives incredibly stressful.

In a modern society, most people are dysregulated to a certain degree. This has an impact on our interpersonal and romantic relationships, and every other way we interact with the world. We feel like we’re under threat even when we clearly aren’t – this can make us feel crazy.

[sandycares]

One time at a lake I looked around and my three year old son wasn’t there by the water. I got up looked around began to panic my mouth became dry my hearing became dimmer. My gut was gripped in fear. It happened very quickly. He was found in a few minutes. I got stuck in that mode for about two weeks. I couldn’t snap out of it. I was out of myself.

I have been diagnosed with CPTSD from severe constant child abuse. I get stuck In Flight or flight very often in fact I think I’m just stuck in it period. To be out of it would not be normal to me. I’ve pretty much always felt exhausted even as a small kid.

[creationoflove]

Where can I find more information on how to fix this? You seemed to nail exactly what’s going on with me. I keep trying to gather all the crumbs of exactly how I got to the dysregulation that I’m experiencing. I feel in over my head trying to figure out how to heal.

[whiteowl]

What are the best modalities regulating the nervous system