04/02/2026
A few things that are actually nervous system dysregulation disguised as personality traits:
- Being "too sensitive."
- Needing a lot of reassurance.
- Shutting down when things get emotional.
- Feeling exhausted after intimate conversations.
None of these are flaws. None of these are permanent.
They're patterns your body learned when it needed to survive something. And survival responses don't just turn off when life gets safer. They have to be consciously unwound.
That's what somatic healing does. That's what Imago work does. That's what a good therapist or practitioner helps you do.
You are not broken. You have patterns. And patterns can change.