Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

Thriveworks reports that a dysregulated nervous system leads to heightened or dulled stress responses, affecting mental and ...

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 ...

As a cognitively oriented psychologist, I spend a lot of my time helping people to observe and change their thinking. This is a process that requires people to use their conscious mind to override ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...

What this even means—and how you can do it on your own to reduce anxiety. “Me everyday bc my nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a busy day at work or being attacked by a tiger,” a ...

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 ...