Dr. David Hanscom

02/27/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀?

The most dangerous epidemic we face is unconsciousness. Most people spend much of their lives in automatic survival mode, reacting from the lower centers of the brain while their highest thinking abilities go offline. When you are anxious or angry, blood flow shifts away from your prefrontal cortex. You are not fully here. You are reacting to something that once felt threatening.

This is why behavior becomes destructive. We believe we are making conscious choices, yet we are often running old programs shaped by past experiences. Relationships suffer. Bodies remain inflamed. Division deepens. The real issue is not weakness. It is lack of awareness.

Waking up means noticing when you are in a survival reaction. Awareness restores access to your thinking brain and opens the door to creativity instead of reactivity.

Pause. Notice. Choose differently. To learn practical tools for calming your nervous system and bringing your thinking brain back online, explore backincontrol.com and thedocjourney.com. Begin gently and continue when you’re ready.

02/27/2026

02/26/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀.

Anxiety today often isn’t about today. It’s about a memory—sometimes conscious, often not. Your nervous system stores threat patterns, and when something feels even slightly similar, it reacts as if the original danger is happening again. The body fires first. The story comes later.

This is why a small criticism can feel devastating. Why certain tones of voice trigger disproportionate reactions. Your brain is protecting you from something that already happened. You’re stuck in time, replaying an old alarm. Waking up means recognizing the difference between a current challenge and an old memory firing in the present.

Pause and ask yourself, “Is this about now, or is this about then?” That moment of awareness begins to quiet the alarm. If you want to understand how to calm your nervous system and stop reliving the past, explore the resources at backincontrol.com and thedocjourney.com. Start gently and continue when you’re ready.

02/25/2026

If you're wondering why I'm passionate about The DOC Journey, this is a brief explanation on it. Thanks!

02/24/2026

'𝙐𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚' 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

Our role as parents is to provide a safe haven and a sense of safety for our children. Setting “high standards” seems like the right thing to do, except many times they are 'unmeetable'. The “not good enough voice” gets fired up and strengthens over time. We don’t need to push our children to be who we think they should be. Feeling safe allows them to be creative, and they will figure it out for themselves – and enjoy their lives.

Watch the full video on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLEHeUmT3vQ
Read the related article here: https://backincontrol.com/be-all-that-you-can-be-or-just-be/

02/23/2026

Depression is not a flaw. It is a nervous system state that can change.

Join Dr. David Hanscom for a live conversation on depression, healing, and what science teaches us about restoring hope and clarity.

📍 Live on Facebook
🗓 February 25, 2026
⏰ 9AM CST
Watch on Jay Barnard’s page: https://www.facebook.com/jay.barnard3/

Or Empower2Recover: https://www.facebook.com/Empower2Recover/

If you want to go deeper into calming the nervous system and creating lasting change, explore backincontrol.com and thedocjourney.com. Begin gently. Continue when you are ready.

02/23/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Your brain’s job is survival. It stores past threats and constantly scans for similar patterns. The challenge is that most of this happens below conscious awareness. Your unconscious mind processes massive amounts of information every second, far more than your conscious mind. As a result, many of your reactions are automatic and rooted in old experiences.

A short email from your boss can trigger the same response you felt when you were criticized as a child. A distant partner can awaken feelings of past abandonment. It feels like you are reacting to the present, but your nervous system may be responding to memories.

This is how people spend years fighting dangers that are no longer there. The anxiety about tomorrow’s meeting may actually be about embarrassment from years ago. The anger in your relationship may echo an old betrayal. Survival patterns can quietly anchor you to the past.

The first step is noticing. Ask yourself, “Is this reaction about now, or about then?” Awareness creates space. And in that space, you can calm your nervous system, reconnect with the present, and choose a different response.

Explore practical tools for nervous system healing at backincontrol.com and thedocjourney.com.

02/22/2026

The opioid epidemic did not begin with weakness or lack of willpower. It grew from a misunderstanding of pain. When pain is approached only as a structural problem, the deeper drivers are missed. Chronic stress changes brain chemistry. It amplifies inflammation. It sensitizes the nervous system. Medication may quiet symptoms for a moment, but it does not calm the survival response underneath.

Science has been clear for years. The brain can change. The nervous system can settle. When people learn how pain is generated and how stress physiology fuels it, the door opens to real healing.

This conversation is not about blame. It is about awareness. When we shift from fighting pain to understanding it, options expand.

If you want to explore the science behind chronic pain and the path forward, visit backincontrol.com and thedocjourney.com. Read. Learn. Begin gently. If it resonates, consider subscribing to the courses and continue the process of reclaiming your life.