My body won't stop buzzing

Steps to take:

1. Press palms into a wall hard for 10 seconds (like you’re trying to move it).

2. Hold for 10 seconds.

3. Release and repeat 5 times.

Steps to take:

1. Starting with the top of your head, go down the body and tighten muscles (example: tense forehead).

2. Tighten muscles for 3 seconds, release for 6 seconds. The longer release helps the body register the release.

3. Move from head to feet.

Your body is wound up. Let's make it less mysterious.

1. What does "buzzing" feel like in your body right now? Check all that apply:

• ☐ Tight chest
• ☐ Restless legs
• ☐ Shaky hands
• ☐ Fluttery stomach
• ☐ Clenched jaw
• ☐ On edge
• ☐ Jumpy
• ☐ Wired but tired
• ☐ I feel like I need to move
• ☐ Other: _______________________

2. If my body could talk right now, it would say: "I'm buzzing because ______________________________________." Write the first thing that comes up. Don't overthink it.
3. Check what you need to remember right now:

• ☐ I am not broken.
• ☐ This feeling is temporary.
• ☐ This is leftover stress energy.
• ☐ My body is trying to protect me.
• ☐ I don't need to fix this instantly.

Naming it helps it soften.

Stress energy builds when we have to hold it together. This helps you trace where it came from.

1. Today, I had to…

• I held it together when _____________________________________.
• I stayed quiet when _________________________________________.
• I moved faster than I wanted to when __________________________.
• I didn't say what I really felt when ____________________________.

2. Where did you brace? Circle the areas where you're still holding tension: Head / Jaw / Neck / Shoulders / Chest / Stomach / Back / Hips / Hands / Legs / Other: __________
3. If I didn't have to hold it together, I would have… "I would have ______________________________________________." Be honest. No one else will read this.

Sometimes buzzing is just your body saying: I've been carrying too much.

Sometimes the body stays wound up because slowing down feels unsafe. This helps you check whether that's actually true right now.

1. If I relaxed right now, I'm afraid…

• If I stopped bracing, then __________________________________
• If I wasn't alert, then _____________________________________

2. Is that actually happening in this moment? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not sure

If no — or maybe — complete this: Right now, in this moment, I am safe enough because _____________

3. Choose a permission statement:

• ☐ I can be alert later.
• ☐ Nothing requires my full attention for the next five minutes.
• ☐ My nervous system deserves to stand down.
• ☐ Resting briefly won't cause harm.
• ☐ My body is allowed to settle.
• ☐ My own: _______________________________________

Your body settles faster when it knows it's allowed to.

When your body goes through something stressful, it releases energy to help you deal with it — fast heartbeat, tight muscles, restlessness, that wired feeling. The problem is that in modern life, we rarely get to fully discharge that energy. We hold it together, stay professional, keep moving. So the energy stays in the body, circulating, looking for an exit.

The buzzing isn't a sign that something is wrong with you. It's a sign that your body did its job and hasn't been given the chance to finish the cycle.