Your Nervous System Isn't an ER

Описание: Are you constantly on call for everyone else's crisis, but left feeling depleted and overwhelmed? You might have unknowingly turned your nervous system into a 24-hour Emergency Room. You absorb the panic, Google the solutions, and play the therapist, all while carrying someone else's stress in your own body.
In this episode, I break down why we confuse empathy with responsibility and how to stop being the "Emotional First Responder" for everyone in your life. I'll teach you the one question that will change how you show up in other people's chaos and why setting boundaries is the ultimate act of love not just for you, but for them.

In this video, I discuss:

The 3 hidden reasons your body hijacks someone else's crisis.
Why "fixing" is actually a form of codependency in disguise.
The "Hospital Triage" method for protecting your energy.
How to offer presence without offering intervention.

Stop being a resource and start being a person. It's time to close the ER.

00:00 The 10 PM Text: Why someone else's crisis becomes yours.
01:00 Is your nervous system an Emergency Room?
02:00 Welcome to the HSP Sanctuary: A soft room for healing.
02:40 Join me for a collective exhale (Nervous system regulation).
04:20 Why you can't receive: The "Eternal Giver" trap.
06:12 Lesson 1: You were trained to be an emotional paramedic.
07:25 The Fixer Trap: How people learn to rely on your chaos-carrying.
08:33 Lesson 2: Confusing physical feeling with responsibility.
09:52 Empathy vs. Codependency: The important distinction.
10:28 Lesson 3: The fear that saying "No" makes you a bad person.
12:12 Stop being a resource, start being a person.
13:30 The Nurse's Perspective: What real triage looks like.
14:48 Are you helping or enabling?
15:42 Practical Steps: How to stop the "rescue" cycle in 2025.
17:05 Step 1: The 5-second pause before you absorb.
17:48 Step 2: Let one person handle their own emergency this week.
18:44 Step 3: When (and how) to redirect to professional support.
19:35 Bonus Step: Scanning your body for "The Tense Shoulder" response.
21:12 Boundaries aren't selfish; they are necessary.
22:40 Real Talk: Why being seen is scary (and why I do it anyway).

🎬 Watch This Next:
Why Receiving Feels Like Debt:    • Why Receiving Feels Like Debt  
This episode goes deeper into why HSPs struggle to receive support without feeling obligated to "pay it back." It's the perfect companion to understanding why you became an Emotional First Responder in the first place.
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🎬 These Episodes Build on Each Other.
Your healing journey makes more sense when you watch them in order:
→ Start Here: The HSP Sanctuary Full Playlist:   • The Sanctuary  

I designed this playlist to walk you through the foundations of HSP healingnfrom understanding your nervous system to reclaiming your boundaries and building a life that honors your sensitivity.

👉 If this resonated, drop a 🚨 in the comments and tell me: whose Emergency did you absorb this week? Let's normalize closing the ER together.