What Is The Sympathetic Nervous System? "Hot System Dominance" In Trauma

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The Sympathetic Nervous System is the "gas pedal" of our nervous system. It makes sure that our body responds to threats in the environment, even if there is no reality of a threat near you. For this reason, researchers have coined the term "hot system dominance" to describe the body's fight or flight mode.

Sadly, depending on the extent of one's trauma, the body may go into fight or flight mode when there is absolutely no threat around. This may look like nightmares or racing thoughts, increased heart rate and anxiety, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts, restlessness or agitation, and flashbacks or emotional memories.

In this video, I describe how all of this works together to keep the body in a state of traumatic stress.

To see my interview with Philippe Matthews on cultural trauma and its influence on the body and the brain, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqhKTtMvyA4


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