A Response to Danger
Stuck in Hyper-Vigilance
Anxiety is a normal response to stress—it’s your body’s way of alerting you to keep you safe. Maybe your childhood was frightening, or you experienced a stressful event, and at the time you needed to be hyper-aware of impending danger. But now you feel nervous, tense, or restless all the time. You can’t turn it off. Your nervous system is still reacting—to dangers that are no longer there.
You feel fear, panic, your heart is racing, and you have trouble focusing on anything else but the worry you feel right now. Anxiety is a sign that your brain is having trouble with self-regulation.
How Neurofeedback Helps
Brain training with neurofeedback helps your brain learn to improve how it regulates itself. It observes itself with the data from your real-time EEG, and starts bringing these symptoms of dysregulation under control. You start feeling calmer, more relaxed. You can stay focused longer. Your panic attacks subside. You perform better, even under stress.
