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ARE YOU REALLY CHOOSING- OR IS YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DECIDING FOR YOU?
Summer 2026, Accupuncture Scott Bartell, 7 Stones Acupuncture & Wellness Summer 2026, Accupuncture Scott Bartell, 7 Stones Acupuncture & Wellness

ARE YOU REALLY CHOOSING- OR IS YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DECIDING FOR YOU?

There is a subtle but meaningful distinction between reacting and responding. On the surface, they can appear nearly identical—both are forms of action, both arise in response to something outside of us—but the internal state from which they emerge is entirely different.

To react is to move quickly, often unconsciously. It is an action shaped by emotion before the present moment has fully revealed itself. In many cases, a reaction is not truly about what is happening now. Instead, it is guided by something older—an unresolved experience that the body recognizes as familiar, and therefore potentially unsafe.

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