Sub-CategoryNervous SystemPlanted on:Apr 28, 2024 5:04 PMLast tended:May 5, 2024 11:46 PMGarden SproutsOur bodies have a rapid-response survival systemThe ANS plays a huge role in shaping thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and beliefs. Our autonomic states restrict our options for engaging socially and the ability to regulate our feelings. When we are calm and relaxed in ventral vagal, we are able to engage in positive social interactions. Autonomic states allow for different categories of behavior. For instance, in the absence of safety behaviors are more likely to take form as fight or flight. What the ANS doesCategoryNervous system