01/23/2026
I just saw a post from a friend about all the chaos that we see happening in the world today. And how it can really affect our nervous system.
😡 The author mentioned how “the world feels louder, angrier, and more chaotic now. People’s reactions are extreme“
I think it’s affecting most of us whether we realize it or not. It talked about when someone carries unresolved trauma, this chaos that we live in can bring it back up. Thoughts by Ray Doktor
Here Are My Thoughts On Stress and What We Can Do To Help Ourselves
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My thoughts that can help us take one step at a time to get through trauma.
Love this! So well stated! Sometimes it’s like rowing a boat upstream. We have to try to integrate practices that help our central nervous system system.
🌿Herbs that support the nervous system like Ashwaghanda , Rhodia, Eleuthero
🌳 Getting out in nature
☀️Getting out in the morning sun. Letting the sun hit your eyes
🏃♂️➡️Exercise, walking is so good for us, especially if it is outside in nature.
📖 Reading a peaceful or joyful, feel good book
🛁 taking a magnesium bath to just relax. Add a little lavender essential oil some battery operated candles and just relax.
🐶 Spending time with our for babies they give us so much unconditional love 🐈
🦅 Bird watching
🐿️ Squirrels, watching them frolic and play.
💃 Dancing or one of my favorites that makes me laugh is hula hoop. Yes, ho hoop in my old age.😂
💕Deep breathing. Box breathing.
🎵 Creative outlets: art, knitting, crocheting,
🌆 Watching Sunrise & sunsets
🔥 sitting around a campfire
©️ Carol Stanton 2026