Hyper-arousal is a state of increased psychological and physiological tension. It is often a response to stress, trauma, or anxiety. Hyper-arousal can cause symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, hypervigilance, difficulty concentrating, and exaggerated startle response. Hyper-arousal can interfere with daily functioning and well-being.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
