It’s easy when someone says “fight-or-flight” or “rest-and-digest” to refer to the nervous system responses, but when people say parasympathetic or sympathetic, it can get confusing! So here’s an easy way to remember the difference so you don’t hVe to look it up (like I had to for the first few months 🙃) #autoimmunedisease #autimmune #nervoussystem #autoimmunehealing | Thriving Autoimmune

living in overdrive: navigating the flight response in a stress-fueled world 👇🏼 your “flight response” is a term used to describe one of your body’s automatic physiological and psychological reactions to stress or danger 😮‍💨 flight involves various changes in your bodily functions to prepare you to quickly flee from the danger 🏃‍♀️ it’s possible to live in a constant state of flight response, also known as chronic stress or hyperarousal 🥹 in this state, your sympathetic nervous system is a