24/06/2026
Do you know that feeling where everything just feels too much? 🤍
You're snappy for no real reason. Your chest feels tight before the day's even begun. Your thoughts won't slow down. And you can't remember the last time you felt truly okay in your body.
Or maybe it's the other version. Where you go completely flat. Scrolling without really seeing. Nodding along in conversations you're not present for. Carrying a quiet guilt that you can't show up the way you want to.
Both are your nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do. Protecting you.
The problem is, when it gets stuck there, it doesn't care about your to do list or the people who need you. What it needs is a signal. Not a pep talk. Not willpower. Something that lands gently in the body and whispers… you can come down now. You are safe.
Here are five things I reach for as a Hypnotherapist and Healer when I feel myself tipping:
Notice what you can see. A picture, a tree, the colour of the sky. Orienting to something real tells your nervous system the environment is safe.
Slow your exhale, longer than your inhale. This activates your vagus nerve and eases you out of defence mode.
Smell something slowly and really notice it.
Put both feet flat on the floor. Feel the ground beneath you. Solid. Steady. You are here.
Hum or sing gently. Sound vibrates through your vagus nerve. You can't hum and stay dysregulated at once.
And place your hand on your heart and breathe. Warmth. Pressure. Presence. Your nervous system reads touch as safety.
Your window of regulation is still there. 🌿 Sometimes you simply need something gentle to help you find your way back.
Save this for when you need it, and share it with someone who might too. The more people who find their way back to calm, the more we heal together. 🤍
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