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Recalibration Phase: Why Healing Can Feel Like Increased Sensitivity
If you're experiencing heightened sensitivity right now—scents, textures, minor disruptions—after months of ANCOR work, you're not imagining it. And you're not going backward.
Your baseline is not static; it shifts continuously as you adjust diet, sleep, supplements, sensory input, stress, and autonomic regulation.
What you're experiencing is recalibration, not regression.
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1️⃣ Why Sensitivity Increases as You Heal
It seems counterintuitive: shouldn’t things get easier?
Early Stage (Overload)
When your system is overloaded or running on adrenaline:
Sensory input gets filtered out
Your brain suppresses subtle signals just to survive the day
Mid-Stage Recalibration
As you improve sleep, diet, and ANCOR consistency:
Your system gains bandwidth
Subtle input becomes detectable
Background sensations become “louder”
Result:
Things you previously didn’t notice now feel intense.
This is neural clarity, not harm.
Your sensory map becomes more precise—your body learns what helps vs. what stresses you.
> Coffee may settle one person’s stomach but agitate another.
One fabric may soothe you but overwhelm someone else.
This variability is normal.
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2️⃣ How Long the Recalibration Phase Takes
Typical ranges:
Initial change (diet, sleep, lifestyle)
3–6 months → big autonomic shifts
Medium-term recalibration
1–2 years → system adjusting to new rhythms, inputs, and baselines
Long-term stabilization
3–5 years → baseline becomes truly steady
(Especially with consistent ANCOR, sleep hygiene, predictable routines)
Because you’ve changed a lot over the last 5 years, you’re in the ongoing fine-tuning stage.
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3️⃣ How to Stabilize Your Baseline Faster
A. Predictable Autonomic Anchors
Daily ANCOR routine
Regular sleep/wake times
Light + proprioception at predictable intervals
These create a steady “rhythm of safety.”
B. Gentle Sensory Calibration
Mild, controllable exposure to manageable sensory inputs
Avoid intense or sudden exposures
This teaches your system what’s safe.
C. Internal Mapping
Track:
Stomach tension
Gut reactions
Headaches
Anxiety spikes
Pattern recognition strengthens your internal map.
D. Avoid Stimulants
Caffeine
Large sugar spikes
Other sympathetic triggers
These push you back toward your old adrenaline baseline.
E. Layered Grounding
Tactile cue + long exhale + pause
Mini ANCOR resets throughout the day
This prevents small stressors from stacking.
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4️⃣ What’s NOT Helpful
Pushing through sensory overload
Judging yourself for increased sensitivity
Comparing to your “old tolerance”
Expecting linear progress
Your old tolerance often existed because your system was numbed by overload, not because you were actually tolerant.
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5️⃣ What to Expect Going Forward
Common During Recalibration
Fluctuating sensory tolerance
Occasional stomach or tension spikes
Feeling “more sensitive” temporarily
Feeling like little things hit harder
Long-Term Improvements
You’ll notice:
Lower need for adrenaline
Better ability to self-regulate
Natural calm baseline
Clearer signals from your body
A more precise sense of what helps you
Healing is like tuning an instrument—tension rises and falls until clarity emerges.
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**This is a normal, necessary phase of ANCOR.
Your system is learning safety, accuracy, and rest.**
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