Anxiety

Take a look at this image.  For a moment imagine you are the caveman in the picture.  You are face to face with a very hungry dinosaur - how do you survive?!

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Most likely you will have answered with either:

• FIGHT it off 

• RUN for your life

• FREEZE and play dead

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This is known as the FIGHT, FLIGHT or FREEZE response and is an automatic reaction for us humans when faced with a perceived threat.

Whilst we don't have hungry meat eating dinosaurs roaming the earth today, we still have the same responses within the body when we perceive a fear or threat.  This could be anything from impending test at school or witnessing people arguing.

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Do you ever notice any of the reactions illustrated here?  This is an indication your body has triggered the stress response.  This is part of your Autonomic Nervous system; the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) prepares you for fight, flight or freeze; whilst your Parasympathetic Nervous System (SNS) enables you to rest and digest.

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