What State Are You In Right Now?

Interactive reflection tool for the Nervous System through-line. Walks the reader through five state descriptions and helps them recognize which one they're operating from right now. Not a diagnosis, recognition. Ends with one specific suggestion per state: what tends to help, what tends to make it worse.

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Reflection Tool

Nervous System · Recognition

What State Are You In Right Now?

Regulated, activated, flooded, shut down, or on high alert. This helps you name where you are before you respond, to a message, a person, or a conflict.

This is a general educational tool. It has not read your specific situation and is not a substitute for professional support. Naming your state is not a diagnosis, it is a starting point for noticing where you actually are.

Before you start

A quick check-in with where you are right now.

Read through five plain-language states, pick the one that fits closest, and get a reflection on what tends to help from there, and what tends to make it worse.

Step 1 of 4

Which of these fits closest right now?

There is no wrong answer, and no state is better than another. They are all information.

Step 2 of 4

What’s happening in your body right now?

Pick what fits, or a couple if more than one shows up. This just confirms what you already named.

Tight chest or stomach Hot, flushed, heart racing Flat, a little numb Heavy, tired, sinking Restless, can’t sit still On alert, scanning the room

Step 3 of 4

What’s in front of you right now that you’re about to respond to?

A message, a person, a conflict, a decision. Optional, but it sharpens the reflection.

Your reflection

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Not to fix right now. Just to see clearly before you respond.

What this state tends to be about

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What tends to help

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What tends to make it worse

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One question to sit with

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If you want to go further

If this state shows up often, lasts a long time, or feels like it is running your life more than you would like, that is worth talking through with someone you trust or a licensed professional. This tool is not built for that.