It is difficult for healing to occur when we are in hypo or hyper arousal. We need to be within our ‘window of tolerance’ where the prefrontal cortex is switched on, and our cognition is online. Different self-regulation tools can …
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![HOW TO REDUCE HYPERAROUSAL When you have gone into hyperarousal, which is a fight or flight response, there are a few things you can try to bring yourself into the window of tolerance or back into a state of calm. Here’s one to try. First, take a pause and go somewhere quiet if you can. Then notice the signs of activation in your body, your racing heart, and sweaty palms, then find a felt sense of groundedness in your body and focus on it. This might take a moment, be patient with yourself. Know that you are going to be okay. You are just activated, your body has gone into a trauma response, and you are being with yourself while you return to your window of tolerance.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/07_08_2022_REEl-_website-tile_How-to-Reduce-Hyperarousal-1080-×-1080-px-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
How to Reduce Hyperarousal
Hyperarousal is when excessive energy is expressed as anxiety, panic, feeling out of control and wanting to run away. It is challenging to relax when this happens as our body has gone into fight or flight mode. It is difficult …
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Indications of Hyperarousal
As we move through life, most of the time, we are within a safe range of arousal, which means a state where we can function well as human beings. We can self-regulate, feel grounded and present, and the reasoning part …
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Trauma and Hypoarousal
If you felt terror and couldn’t get away, it makes sense that your nervous system went into a freeze response. This is why you couldn’t run or scream, why you felt disconnected from your body. These experiences often cause shame. …
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Can I Widen my “Window of Tolerance”?
The simple answer is YES! With time and focus you CAN widen your window of tolerance. Why is this a good thing? It increases your resilience and keeps your prefrontal cortex (the part responsible for cognitive processing) switched on for …
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Signs of Hypoarousal
Hypoarousal is another defence mechanism. It feels like exhaustion, numbness, feeling disconnected from everything and everyone, like you are in a dream. You may want to sleep a lot, eat little and feel quite numb and dissociated. It can be …
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How to Decrease Hyperarousal
Hyperarousal is when there is excessive energy that often expresses as anxiety, panic, feeling out of control and wanting to run away. When this happens, it is difficult to relax as our body has gone into fight or flight mode. …
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Signs Of Hyperarousal
As we move through life most of the time we are within a safe range of arousal, which means a state where we can function well as a human being. We are able to self-regulate, we feel grounded, present and …