Nervous System Assessment
What state is your
nervous system in right now?
Your nervous system controls how safe, alert, or shut down your body feels at any given moment. Most people have never been taught to read it.
This quiz identifies which nervous system pattern is most active for you right now, and what to do about it.
Before you start: Answer based on how you feel right now, not how you usually feel or how you felt last week.
This quiz is based on Polyvagal Theory (Dr. Stephen Porges). Your nervous system moves between three states: regulated (safe, present, clear), mobilised (anxious, reactive, on edge), and shutdown (flat, numb, disconnected). Most people have never been shown the map.
