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The Reconnect Journal


Why We View Mental Health Through the Nervous System
When people think about mental health, they often think about thoughts — negative thoughts, anxious thoughts, self-critical thoughts. But long before a thought forms, the body has already responded. The nervous system is constantly scanning for safety and threat. It adjusts heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, digestion, and emotional intensity, often without conscious awareness. From this perspective, emotional distress is not just psychological. It is physiological. Understa
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