What You Need to Know Nervous system regulation has quickly become one of the biggest topics in wellness, therapy, fitness, ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

A clenched jaw. Shallow breathing. Exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix could be signs of a dysregulated nervous system. Here's ...

This wasn’t the first time I had mistaken urgency for clarity (and I’m confident it won’t be the last). I had started this ...

You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being "overloaded" or "dysregulated" when they're going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you've been offered ways to ...

You know that feeling of being nervous? It's a physical thing. Maybe you feel a pit in your stomach, or your hands get clammy, or you start hearing your heart beating in your ears. I feel you. I used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. When you take a new job, you’re likely to suffer from nerves ...

Social media hype about the vagus nerve tends to be oversimplified. The truth is more complex — and more interesting.

No matter how many job interviews you’ve gone through, it’s perfectly normal to get nervous beforehand. You might be unable to sleep the night before or feel your stomach tying up in knots as the ...

There are enough misconceptions about mental illness to fill up the entire Atlantic Ocean — twice. People who have never experienced lifelong problems with their mental health don't understand what it ...

Nervous poop is a common sign of your body's response to stress and anxiety. Stress hormones can cause abdominal cramping and diarrhea by affecting your digestive system. A sensitive enteric nervous ...