I also found the web page on- How Do You Calm Down the Parasympathetic Nervous System? https://www.mhs-dbt.com/blog/parasympathetic-nervous-system-and-trauma/

very helpful linking to how trauma can affect the body and mind

“Traumatic events push the nervous system outside its ability to regulate itself. For some, the system gets stuck in the “on” position, and the person is overstimulated and unable to calm. Anxiety, anger, restlessness, panic, and hyperactivity can all result when you stay in this ready-to-react mode. This physical state of hyperarousal is stressful for every system in the body. In other people, the nervous system is stuck in the “off” position, resulting in depression, disconnection, fatigue, and lethargy. People can alternate between these highs and lows.”  For me personally I had a bit of a mixture of the on and off position (hyperarousal and hypoarousal) to start with and then moved to just hypoarousal. Hypoarousal is when a someone has too little arousal.  This is the result the result of an overloaded parasympathetic nervous system- It can impact a client’s sleep and eating habits."

The Window of Tolerance picture was also very helpful as it explained to me a lot about why I was struggling so much with pressures/ stresses in my life that I would normally not be bothered with or actually enjoy trying to solve.

https://laptrinhx.com/news/expanding-the-window-of-tolerance-o4Rmb29/

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