You don’t realise how tense you’ve been…
until one day, your shoulders drop.
Your breath deepens.
Your body softens.

And suddenly you notice:
You are no longer bracing for impact.

When you live under chronic stress, fear, or emotional threat, your nervous system stays locked in survival mode — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn.

In neuroscience, this is a state of sympathetic dominance and amygdala overactivation.
In human terms:
👉 Always alert.
👉 Always scanning.
👉 Always preparing.

It becomes your normal.

Until safety returns.

Then something extraordinary happens.

Your parasympathetic nervous system — especially the vagus nerve — begins to re-engage.
Your heart rate slows.
Your digestion improves.
Your sleep deepens.
Your thinking clears.

Your body starts to believe again:
I am safe.

Psychologically, this shift allows:
✔ Emotional regulation
✔ Clear thinking
✔ Boundary setting
✔ Joy and creativity
✔ Connection and intimacy

Biologically, safety allows healing:
🧠 Reduced cortisol
❤️ Lower blood pressure
🛡 Stronger immunity
🌿 Improved hormonal balance

And slowly, quietly, you notice:

• You’re no longer flinching
• You’re breathing fully
• You’re laughing again
• You’re sleeping deeply
• You’re living, not just surviving

This is what real recovery looks like.
Not dramatic.
Not instant.
But deeply, profoundly life-changing.

So if your nervous system is finally relaxing —
that isn’t laziness.
That isn’t weakness.
That is your biology healing.

And it deserves respect. 🌱