7 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated (And How to Recalibrate)
Your Body Speaks Before You Do
If you’ve been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, shut down, reactive or disconnected — your nervous system may be calling for attention.
This isn’t “just stress”…
It’s your body signalling that it needs regulation, support and safety.
7 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated
1. You feel easily triggered
Small things feel big. You go into reaction faster than you want.
2. You shut down or freeze
You go blank, numb, quiet or disconnected during conflict or emotional conversations.
3. You can’t feel your emotions clearly
You either feel too much or nothing at all.
4. You overthink constantly
Your mind goes into hyper-analysis trying to create safety through control.
5. You feel unsafe in intimacy
Closeness feels overwhelming or unpredictable.
6. You people-please automatically
You abandon your needs to avoid discomfort or conflict.
7. Your body feels tight, tense or on-edge
Jaw, chest, stomach and throat tension are major somatic signals.
How to Recalibrate Your Nervous System
🌬 Long exhales
Extend your exhale to calm your vagus nerve.
🧘♀️ Felt-sense check-ins
Pause, breathe, and notice:
“What am I feeling in my body right now?”
🌿 Orienting
Look around the room slowly to remind your body that you are safe.
🤲 Hand-to-body touch
Hand on heart, belly, or womb for co-regulation with yourself.
💞 Somatic journaling
Write from sensation, not story.
When your body feels safe… everything changes
Your truth emerges.
Your voice opens.
Your relationships deepen.
Your life softens.