FEAR on the BRAIN
It’s all your brain’s fault. Fear is an emotion, and like all emotions, it’s made by your brain. Fear is an emotion with one job: to get you out of danger, fast.
You might be thinking that sweaty hands and a stomachache are not helping much. But those are part of your body’s instant-alert system. You breathe faster to feed more oxygen to busy cells. Your racing heart pumps more blood around your body, so muscles are set for fast action.
Down in your middle, your adrenal glands flood your body with adrenaline, a chemical that gives you a burst of strength and energy, makes you extra alert, and numbs pain. Adrenaline also makes you sweat and can give you an upset stomach. And if you can’t think clearly, it’s because your brain
