Tag: The “Window of Tolerance” is your calm zone—where you cope well. Trauma shrinks it

• Beyond the Edge: How Trauma Shifts Hyperarousal, Hypoarousal, and Your Tolerance Zone

  

  The “Window of Tolerance” is your calm zone—where you cope well. Trauma shrinks it, pushing you into hyperarousal (fight-flight, wired) or hypoarousal (shutdown, numb). These states, wired into the subconscious, dodge conscious control, driving automatic reactions like panic or detachment. Healing targets this hidden layer, where trauma’s echoes linger beyond willpower’s reach, reshaping responses at…

  Liana West

  April 14, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Neuroscience, Trauma

  dodge conscious control, driving automatic reactions like panic or detachment. Healing targets this hidden layer, numb). These states, pushing you into hyperarousal (fight-flight, reshaping responses from within., The “Window of Tolerance” is your calm zone—where you cope well. Trauma shrinks it, where trauma’s echoes linger beyond willpower’s reach, wired into the subconscious, wired) or hypoarousal (shutdown