The sympathetic nervous system controls action. When this system is dominant, it can feel like a burst of energy directing you either toward the threat or away from it a.k.a. fight or flight.

On the flipside of fight-or-flight is rest-and-digest. It’s the body’s way of rebalancing itself after the danger has passed.

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