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Why Some People Cannot Tolerate Being Still or Relaxed

I can't sit still for more than five minutes without feeling like I need to move or do something productive and even trying to relax makes me more agitated.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system has become dependent on activation and interprets stillness as dangerous.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

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