how to get unstuck from fight/flight ➡️

when fight/flight becomes your chronic state of being, it ends up causing a negative domino effect in your life ⤵️

❤️‍🩹 constant anxiety

❤️‍🩹 inability to rest or relax

❤️‍🩹 poor digestion

❤️‍🩹 compromised immune system

❤️‍🩹 shallow breathing

❤️‍🩹 extreme burnout

fight/flight as a chronic state of being might be caused by ⤵️

✅ unresolved trauma

✅ fixation on the past or future

✅ financial or housing insecurity

✅ incompatible or abusive partners

✅ a fearful outlook on life

how fight/flight works ⤵️

when the body senses a threat, it goes on high alert, and the adrenal glands release hormones like adrenaline and cortisol - adrenaline makes the heart beat faster, causes blood pressure to go up, and gives you more short term energy 📈 preparing your body to act in defense, or flee the situation

for me, fight/flight was my entire state of being until about 3 years ago. i had no idea another way of living even existed until i someone pointed out that my natural state was a little….high strung 😅 to say the least

after over a decade of hardwiring for fear in my mind, i still revert to that state sometimes. even if you think you’re long past it, fight/flight can be easily triggered 🤍

⭐️ “fun” fact: as a biological adaptation for safety, the brain is designed to remember and reinforce fear states as opposed to joy or calmness

things that might prompt your fight/flight response:

➡️ big life changes

➡️ loud noises

➡️ unhealthy habits

➡️ emotional fears

➡️ being at a crossroads

➡️ bad company

when it comes to it’s natural function (to keep us safe) fight/flight is great to have! but when it becomes chronic, that’s when real problems (physical and mental) start to pop up

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