We’ve bought into the idea that we have to flog ourselves ten different ways to Sunday just to get the most from ourselves.
It’s like playing Russian roulette with your nervous system — ignoring instincts, hoping the sixth bullet doesn’t blow your brains out.
You override your preservation instincts and end up overwhelming yourself.
Strong-arm tactics create pressure. Psychologically. Physically. Emotionally. Neurologically.
When the environment feels coercive or unsafe, militarised responses to real fatigue drain your battery even faster. Your nervous system can only take so much before it spits the dummy.
And here’s the kicker: as pressure rises, fear takes the wheel. Your system responds with more control, not more wisdom. That spiral is very real.
Incentives, your body, and reality collide in a free-for-all.
Your nervous system has wired itself for vigilance after repeated exposure to overreach and violence — and now you’re perpetuating that against yourself.
Yes… you. Your own greatest foe, nemesis, and competition.
You are locked in a battle with your own psyche for dominance.
You are allowed to say:
“This pressure dysregulates me.”
“My body doesn’t feel safe here.”
“I don’t want to normalise this level of threat.”
That’s not fear — that’s self-trust.
Fear doesn’t thrive in places where force, speed, and dominance are the primary tools. Your system is wired for presence, depth, and meaning, not constant vigilance.
Use that wisdom. Listen to it.
Gilesy 💪❤️❤️
