Your nervous system is your body’s control center, always scanning your environment for signals of safety or danger. When it senses stress, trauma, pain, or tension, it quickly shifts your body into a state of high alert. This “fight, flight, or freeze” response can be life-saving in true emergencies—but in everyday life, it may lead to patterns of chronic stress. One of the most common areas affected? Your pelvic floor. How the Nervous System Affects the Pelvic Floor The pe