Your Nervous System Is Lying to You: A No-BS Guide to Calming Chronic Anxiety, Breaking Free from Hypervigilance, and Finally Feeling Safe in Your Own Body - Couverture souple

Jordan Vance

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ISBN 13 : 9798256152956

Editeur : Jordan Vance, 2026

Synopsis

Your Body Is Not Broken. It's Been Protecting You. If you've spent years living with anxiety, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, hypervigilance, or the constant feeling that your body never truly relaxes, you've probably asked yourself the same question over and over: "What's wrong with me?" The answer may surprise you. Nothing is wrong with you. Your nervous system has simply learned to survive in ways that no longer serve you. What once protected you from danger may now be keeping you trapped in patterns of tension, exhaustion, emotional reactivity, shutdown, or chronic alertness-even when you're objectively safe. Your Nervous System Is Lying to You is a practical, science-based guide for adults who want to understand the mechanisms behind nervous system dysregulation before trying to fix it. Rather than offering empty reassurance or vague wellness advice, this book explains how your brain and body work together to create survival responses-and how those responses can be gently retrained. Drawing from neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, attachment research, trauma psychology, and somatic science, you'll learn why your body reacts the way it does and, more importantly, how to help it feel safe again. Inside you'll discover: ¿ What nervous system dysregulation actually is-and what it isn't ¿ How childhood experiences, chronic stress, trauma, and attachment shape your nervous system ¿ Why your body keeps reacting even when your mind knows you're safe ¿ The science behind hypervigilance, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and chronic exhaustion ¿ Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn responses-and how to recognize your dominant survival patterns ¿ The role of the vagus nerve in regulation, recovery, and resilience ¿ Why traditional "just calm down" advice rarely works ¿ Practical breathing, grounding, and body-based techniques that support real regulation ¿ How relationships influence your nervous system through co-regulation ¿ The connection between sleep, stress, inflammation, and nervous system health ¿ Daily practices that gradually retrain your brain and body toward safety ¿ A practical roadmap for building resilience without forcing yourself to "push through" This isn't a book about becoming fearless. It isn't about thinking positively. And it isn't about pretending your symptoms don't exist. It's about understanding why your nervous system developed these responses in the first place-and giving it new experiences that teach it something different. Because your body is not your enemy. It's been trying to keep you alive. The good news is that the nervous system remains adaptable throughout life. It can learn. It can heal. It can change. Your nervous system is not a fixed fate. It's a learnable system. And this book is your map. - Jordan Vance

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jordan Vance
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798256152956
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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