Stuck in fight or flight mode, like your nervous system never got the message that it’s safe to stand down. Constant sympathetic activation can sometimes be linked to dysfunction at the cranial cervical junction, where the brainstem and upper cervical spine meet. When that area is irritated, misaligned, or unstable, it can subtly disrupt vagus nerve signaling and autonomic regulation. It’s the kind of issue many people never realize they have because it often goes unchecked and isn’t part of rou