The nervous system does not know that the crisis is over. It only knows what it learned — that danger was real, that it had to act, and that lowering its guard came at a cost. For people moving through addiction recovery, this is one of the most disorienting parts of the process: the substance is out of the picture, the environment may be safer, and yet the body keeps responding as though the threat is still present. Recognizing the signs your nervous system is stuck in survival mode is not…
Signs Your Nervous System Is Stuck in Survival Mode and What It Means for Recovery
