Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation

by Linnea Passaler

A dysregulated nervous system, on the other hand, has lost its natural flexible response to stressors. It is stuck. If your nervous system is dysregulated, it may spend too much time stuck in a chronically activated state and not enough time in a rest-and-recovery state.

Modern work environments can be especially challenging for highly sensitive people. You may find the constant availability demanded by today’s digital culture to be exhausting. But if you struggle to keep up, that’s often mistaken for lack of commitment, rather than seen clearly as a need for boundaries. The modern work environment’s obsession with productivity doesn’t help either. You may be especially sensitive to the deeper meaning and purpose of the work you’re doing, which can be misinterpreted as a lack of drive to succeed. And if you need a quieter, slower-paced environment to perform your best, you may be unfairly seen as lazy or ineffective.