If you feel anxious for no reason, struggle to regulate your emotions, and often feel overwhelmed, you may have a dysregulated nervous system. This is often the result of childhood trauma or other ...

Caregivers often "sync" with a child's misophonia triggers. This co-dysregulation is a biological hijacking that makes ...

Most parents don't set out to overwhelm their children. The packed schedules, the raised voices, the hovering presence - ...

The child who learned to control their environment as a way of staying safe becomes the adult who needs to control their ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition in ...