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04. The 5 Nervous System Patterns and How They Secretly Run Your Life
In this episode, we explore the five hidden nervous system stress patterns that drive chronic burnout, even when you’re organized, have always done things the same way (and they probably almost always worked), and doing what seems to be everything right (based on what everyone else has been telling you). Many of the real burnout drivers don’t show up on a calendar, including emotional responsibility, inherited pressure, hyper-vigilance, people-pleasing, and a nervous system that never learned how to fully stand down.
You’ll learn how each stress pattern forms, what actually drains your energy, and where to begin rebuilding nervous system capacity in a sustainable way.
If you don’t know your stress pattern yet, take the quiz linked below.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why burnout is about nervous system capacity, not productivity
- How invisible emotional load drains high performers
- The five hidden stress patterns that drive chronic burnout
- How each pattern learned to survive under pressure
- What actually begins to rebuild capacity for each type
[00:40] Invisible emotional load and why burnout keeps repeating
[02:10] The Pusher: “If I slow down, everything will fall apart”
[05:05] The Hyper-Regulator: “If I can control it, I can handle it”
[07:40] The Pleaser: “If I don’t take care of others, I don’t matter”
[10:05] The Floater: “If I stop, everything will catch up to me”
[13:15] The Spiraler: “If I do more, this feeling will go away”
[15:55] Why these patterns formed intelligently
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By Deanna RoseIn this episode, we explore the five hidden nervous system stress patterns that drive chronic burnout, even when you’re organized, have always done things the same way (and they probably almost always worked), and doing what seems to be everything right (based on what everyone else has been telling you). Many of the real burnout drivers don’t show up on a calendar, including emotional responsibility, inherited pressure, hyper-vigilance, people-pleasing, and a nervous system that never learned how to fully stand down.
You’ll learn how each stress pattern forms, what actually drains your energy, and where to begin rebuilding nervous system capacity in a sustainable way.
If you don’t know your stress pattern yet, take the quiz linked below.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why burnout is about nervous system capacity, not productivity
- How invisible emotional load drains high performers
- The five hidden stress patterns that drive chronic burnout
- How each pattern learned to survive under pressure
- What actually begins to rebuild capacity for each type
[00:40] Invisible emotional load and why burnout keeps repeating
[02:10] The Pusher: “If I slow down, everything will fall apart”
[05:05] The Hyper-Regulator: “If I can control it, I can handle it”
[07:40] The Pleaser: “If I don’t take care of others, I don’t matter”
[10:05] The Floater: “If I stop, everything will catch up to me”
[13:15] The Spiraler: “If I do more, this feeling will go away”
[15:55] Why these patterns formed intelligently
Join the Wellthy Life Community - https://www.skool.com/the-wellthy-life-2589/about?ref=662a92e262084593b6d7ade834e29858
Take the Nervous System Pattern Quiz - https://shorturl.at/aHm4Q
Connect on Social - https://instagram.com/dr.deannawrose/
How I support high performers - https://deannawrose.com/programs
Get email updates - https://deannawrose.com/connect#newsletter
Our next Masterclass is Jan 24, 2026, save your spot here https://deannawrose.com/masterclass
Our next 14 Day OS Reset starts Feb 02, 2026, save your spot herehttps://deannawrose.com/OSReset