02/11/2026
Real vs Perceived Threat…
Your nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a tiger in the wild…and an email from your boss.
Both activate the same survival circuitry.
When the brain perceives a threat — real or psychological — the amygdala signals the hypothalamus, triggering the sympathetic nervous system:
• Adrenaline increases
• Cortisol rises
• Heart rate elevates
• Muscles tighten
• Digestion slows
• Sleep becomes lighter
That response is protective.
But when everyday pressures are processed as constant danger, the system becomes overstimulated.
The body gets “hijacked.”
Not because you’re weak —
but because your nervous system is overloaded.
Meditation helps.
Breathwork helps.
Self-care days help.
But those tools primarily work top-down — from conscious awareness downward.
Nervous system–focused chiropractic care works bottom-up.
By improving spinal and brain communication, reducing mechanical and neurological stress input, and enhancing autonomic balance, adjustments help the body:
• Shift out of chronic fight-or-flight
• Improve heart rate variability
• Regulate stress hormone output
• Return to baseline more efficiently
It’s not about eliminating stress.
It’s about improving your system’s ability to handle it without overreacting.
Real threats require survival.
Perceived threats require regulation.
If your body feels “on” all the time, it may not be a mindset issue.
It may be a regulation issue.
👉 Book a nervous system assessment at the link in bio.
👉 Or DM “REGULATE” to learn how we help the body stop overreacting.
