Nervous system dysregulation robs you of your self-agency and your ability to choose. How to heal a dysregulated nervous system involves reestablishing ownership of your body and mind.

Being regulated means feeling confident and validated in how you feel and feeling your feelings without being overwhelmed, angry, ashamed, or shut down.

Before we can begin to heal our nervous system, we first have to learn what is a dysregulated nervous system. We will how our nervous system has different processes to keep us safe and common responses to trauma. Then we will get into nervous system dysregulation and symptoms of a dysregulated nervous system.