How to Activate The Parasympathetic Response to Calm Anxiety
Living with anxiety often feels like you’re stuck in high alert mode – heart racing, thoughts spiraling, muscles tensed for no reason. In that state, even the simplest tasks can feel overwhelming. It’s not your fault – it’s just your nervous system doing its job a little too well.
But here’s the good news: the same way your nervous system has learned to be anxious, it can learn to be calm.
Your body has something called the parasympathetic response – it’s your natural way of hitting the brakes, helping you relax and feel safe.
At the center of this process is your vagus nerve, which plays a…
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