Stress, Cycles, and the Nervous System
Dr. Christine Lebiecki, D.C.Published on: 24/05/2026
If you’ve taken the time off, set the boundaries, and canceled the plans—but you still feel wired, tense, or completely numb—you might be dealing with more than just burnout. You might be experiencing nervous system dysregulation. While burnout is a state of exhaustion from doing too much, dysregulation is a state of your body being stuck in survival mode.
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