Biofeedback may be included to quiet
sympathetic nervous system arousal that can contribute to problems with functioning.
When we're pitched into an amygdala hijack, whether intense or low level but ongoing, we're in
sympathetic nervous system arousal.
Not exact matches
In
nervous system terms, they are in a
sympathetic response of high
arousal, and once they have gone there, they can not calm themselves down.
Because there are neural cells around the heart, placing our hand on our heart and breathing deeply into our heart center activates the parasympathetic
nervous system and begins to calm down the fight - flight
arousal of the
sympathetic nervous system.
I held a Couples Workshop a week ago and something that the participants liked was learning about how our
arousal systems (our
sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems) get...... Read more «How to Avoid Relationship Blow Outs — Part 1»