Energetic sedation

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We are not only physical bodies, we are energetic beings. Every thought, habit, and relationship we engage in carries an energetic cost or reward.
And in today’s world, many of us are not tired from doing too much, but from feeling too little.

We have unconsciously sedated our energy.

What is energetic sedation?

Energetic sedation happens when we dull, numb, or suppress our natural life force. Not because we’re lazy, but because we’ve grown accustomed to disconnecting from ourselves.

It can look like:

  • Overconsumption (screens, sugar, stimulation)

  • Over functioning (people-pleasing, perfectionism)

  • Emotional bypassing (“I’m fine” when we’re not)

  • Avoidance masked as rest

It feels like living on autopilot, going through the motions, or being tired in a way sleep can’t fix.

The psychology behind the fog:

Energetic sedation is often a protective response.
When our nervous system perceives too much stress, grief, or uncertainty, it begins to down-regulate in order to survive.

Instead of feeling our feelings, we flatten them.
Instead of confronting the truth, we soften it with distraction.
Instead of resting, we collapse into numbness.

This isn't a weakness. It’s intelligence, a survival strategy.
But over time, it becomes a prison.

Waking ourselves back up:

Coming out of energetic sedation doesn’t mean pushing harder. It means coming home to yourself. Gently. Patiently. Curiously.

It means noticing:

  • What energizes me vs. what drains me?

  • Where am I sedating instead of feeling?

  • What am I afraid might surface if I slowed down enough to listen?

Reclaiming your energy means giving yourself permission to feel fully again, not just joy or ease, but anger, grief, truth, pleasure, and desire.

Your aliveness lives in all of it.

Reflection:

  • What “numbing rituals” have I normalized?

  • Where do I confuse sedation with self-care?

  • What would I hear or feel if I truly stopped?

  • What one small practice helps me feel more alive?

Energetic sedation is not failure, it’s feedback.
It tells us that something is asking to be witnessed, not silenced.

And when we choose to awaken, even slowly, even imperfectly, we begin to live again.

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