Understanding Anxiety and Burnout in your Nervous System
Burnout and anxiety are more than just emotional experiences – they’re deeply tied to how your nervous system handles stress.
When life keeps throwing challenges at you, your autonomic nervous system works overtime to protect you. But instead of finding relief, you might feel trapped in cycles of exhaustion and overwhelm.
At the core of it all is your autonomic nervous system, which operates in three states:
fight-or-flight,
rest-and-digest, and
the dorsal vagal response
When there’s danger, fight-or-flight kicks in, mobilizing your resources. When you’re safe, rest-and-digest takes over. But…
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