Throughout my life, I struggled with chronic fatigue, digestive problems, persistent pain, a racing heart, and dizziness. Although I saw numerous doctors, none of them linked these symptoms to my past trauma.
The doctor explained, 'Although your autonomic dysfunction seems to be idiopathic, it's possible that the abuse you experienced played a role. I suspect that the third-degree burns you sustained may have caused lasting nerve damage, contributing to the dysfunction.'
I feel like I have been living in 'fight or flight' mode my entire life, a client healing from childhood sexual abuse and lingering post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms shared with me.
One overlooked consequence of early trauma is its impact on the body's autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls vital functions like heart rate, digestion, temperature.
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