Root chakra: overactive vs underactive
When the root chakra is underactive, you may experience:
- Feeling underweight
- Depression
- Lethargy
- Fear of change
- Neglecting of self
- Feelings of not belonging
- Poor discipline/boundaries
- Difficulty sleeping
- Constipation and bowel issues
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Inability to trust in the Earth to support and nourish you
- Doubt about your place in the universe.
- Existential crisis or lack of purpose.
An underactive root chakra can lead to feelings of insecurity or a lack of grounding.
When the root chakra is overactive, you may experience:
- Paranoia
- Nervousness
- Aggression
- Dominant behavior
- Hoarding
- Material fixation
- Addiction to adrenaline-producing activities
- Overeating
- Craving of unhealthy foods
- Fearlessness without precaution
An overactive root chakra can manifest as symptoms like anxiety, panic attacks, anger, aggression, and an overwhelming desire to engage in adrenaline-raising activities.
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an underactive root chakra leads to feelings of insecurity, depression and lethargy, while an overactive root chakra causes paranoia, aggression and an unhealthy fixation on material things and adrenaline. Balancing the root chakra is important for grounding, stability and feeling secure in one's environment.