Have you ever felt like your brain just won’t shut off? The racing thoughts, constant anxiety, or low mood that lingers no matter how much you try to “relax”?
Your thought patterns are not broken; however, your brain’s default mode might need a reset.
In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure culture, many of us live in a near-constant state of “fight or flight.” Our sympathetic nervous system, the one designed to help us run from danger, stays switched on, while our default mode network (the part of the brain active when we are at rest and reflecting) is underactive or miswired.
When this system is out of balance, it’s like having 100 apps open on your phone: things slow down, overheat, or even crash. Anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, and burnout can all be symptoms of brain energy that’s stuck.
I have a lot of patients who are feeling “mentally fried” right now. They describe themselves as being “two clicks away from a breakdown” and have tried everything from meditation apps to dietary changes.
Two things come to mind in this situation. Through acupuncture, we can work on calming your nervous system and rebalancing your default mode network. After a few weeks, you might be sleeping better and also feeling more emotionally present. Also, when appropriate, you might integrate a guided psilocybin session into your care. Reports are, it feels “like someone closed all the tabs in my brain and handed me back the energy I didn’t know was stuck.”
Acupuncture and psilocybin work differently but toward a similar goal: resetting and calming your brain’s default mode network so you can think clearly, feel deeply, and respond to life without constant overwhelm.
- Acupuncture helps quiet the fight-or-flight response and strengthens the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing your brain to return to its natural resting rhythm. This is why anxiety, depression, and stress often improve significantly with consistent acupuncture care.
- Psilocybin, in a safe and guided setting, interacts with specific neurotransmitter receptors to “reboot” brain patterns, creating space for new thought pathways and emotional healing.
Used together or separately, these approaches might unlock emotions and memories that have been stored away and are possibly stuck, allowing you to process and release them in a healthy, supported way. We provide both the unlocking and the integration support to help patients finally start to feel like themselves again. Calm, kind, and able to respond to the stresses of life.
If you’re feeling mentally drained, anxious, or emotionally off-balance, you don’t have to go through it alone. At Colorado Natural Medicine & Acupuncture, we offer acupuncture for anxiety and depression, nervous system-calming therapies, and personalized mind-body support to help reset your brain’s default mode network, reduce chronic stress, and restore emotional resilience in a natural and functional way. We can also provide guidance about psilocybin therapy.
Whether you’re struggling with burnout, mood swings, or feeling “stuck” in old patterns, our holistic approach addresses the root cause of your symptoms. By helping your nervous system shift out of “fight or flight” and into a state of balance, we make space for your mind and body to heal.
New patient? Book your free 15-minute consultation online or call (303) 688-6698 to begin your path to a calmer, clearer mind today.
Dr. Adam Graves, ND, LAc, is a licensed naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in Castle Rock, CO. He specializes in holistic mental health care, helping patients with anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm find lasting relief through acupuncture, integrative therapies, and psilocybin-assisted healing when appropriate.
His unique approach focuses on resetting and balancing the nervous system so you can reclaim your emotional well-being and live with more clarity, vitality, and joy.
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