11/12/2025
7 Signs Your Nervous System Is Stuck in Sympathetic Dominance, that you may not know about. 👇🏻
When your body spends too long in fight–flight mode, it stops prioritising healing, digestion, hormones and rest.
Here are seven common signs your nervous system might be asking for support:
1. Chronic Muscle Tension & Pain
Tight shoulders, a stiff neck, jaw clenching or an upper back that never truly relaxes.
Chronic sympathetic activation keeps fascia braced, like your body is preparing for impact.
2. Digestive Ups and Downs
Bloating, nausea, constipation or unpredictable digestion.
When you’re stressed, your body diverts energy away from digestion, leading to discomfort and sluggish gut function.
3. Chronic and Persistent Headaches
Tension headaches, migraines or a heavy, achy feeling at the base of the skull.
These often stem from tight fascia, jaw tension and stress-driven muscle holding.
4. Cold Hands + Feet
Stress shifts blood flow to your core, leaving your extremities feeling cold.
This is a classic sympathetic response, your body thinks it needs to be in protection mode.
5. Irritability + Reactivity
Small things feel big.
Noise, mess, interruptions or decisions can trigger quick frustration.
This isn’t a personality flaw, it’s a dysregulated nervous system running survival physiology.
6. Reproductive or Hormonal Changes
Irregular cycles, heightened PMS, low libido or fertility struggles.
When the body doesn’t feel safe, it down-regulates reproductive function to conserve energy.
7. Avoidance or Overworking
You may swing between “shutting down and avoiding” and “pushing harder than your body wants.”
Both are survival strategies when your system feels overwhelmed.
What you need to know 👇🏻
These signs aren’t random. They’re signals from a body that’s trying to protect you but getting stuck in overdrive.
With the right support (chiropractic care, nervous system work, breath, fascia release, movement and lifestyle shifts), your body can return to a state of ease, balance, and repair.
Of this rings true for you, head to the bio to book an appointment ✨ Or DM if you have any questions ❤️