Fight-or-Flight

Here’s something I learned in group therapy last week: When someone has experienced trauma, chaos, or ongoing stress, their nervous system can get stuck in “fight-or-flight” mode. Instead of being able to focus, their brain is constantly scanning for threats, making it tough to concentrate on anything that doesn’t feel essential for survival.

This can lead to swings between hyperarousal—feeling anxious, jittery, or on edge—and hypoarousal—feeling drained, numb, or disconnected. Both states mess with your ability to focus. For people living with chronic stress or trauma, this can look a lot like ADHD: distractibility, impulsiveness, forgetfulness. But really, it’s the brain doing its best to protect itself.

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