Diana Fjer

You know that feeling when somebody cuts you off on the highway — no turn signal, nothing — and suddenly your heart's pounding, blood's rushing in your ears, and you're yelling at a car that can't even hear you?

The “too much” wound forms when we’re told that our emotional expression is inconvenient. You’re dramatic. You’re needy. You’re overreacting. But in truth? What looks like emotional intensity is often just a nervous system stuck in survival mode.