Kagaku busshitsu no haiki-ba [化学物質の廃棄場] by CEJames & Alfonz Ingram
Emotions, it is our reaction to external stimuli that trigger emotions that, in turn, release a flood of chemicals into our system that cause the fight or flight response.
Emotions, the trouble with emotions are two fold, first they are deeply imbedded in our lizard brain and two, they get triggered in less than a second, in milli-seconds.
In emotions revealed, "we aren't under emotional influence all the time. They come and go and we feel one emotion at a tome. We feel one moment and may not feel any emotion at another moment."
"Emotions evolved to allow us to survive and deal with the most critical events we may encounter."
The author goes on, "In an instant, before your logical human brain to think, before the conscious self-aware part can consider the situation, danger was sensed and appropriate emotion starts. As the emotion begins, it takes over our body and mind in the first milliseconds, driving both what we do and think, the lizard and monkey take over the train."
The fight or flight response is an automatic physiological reaction to a perceived threat or danger. This response is primarily triggered by emotions that are associated with threat, danger, or high stress, and it involves the sympathetic nervous system preparing the body to either confront (fight) or escape (flight) the threat.
Key Emotions That Trigger the Fight or Flight Response
1. Fear
• Fear is the most direct trigger. When a person perceives danger, fear activates the amygdala, which then stimulates the hypothalamus to initiate the fight or flight response via the sympathetic nervous system.
• Reference: LeDoux, J. E. (2000). Emotion circuits in the brain. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 23(1), 155-184.
2. Anger
• Anger can also activate the fight or flight response. While fear tends to lean toward “flight,” anger may push someone toward “fight.” Both emotions activate the same physiological systems.
• Reference: Cannon, W. B. (1932). The wisdom of the body. W. W. Norton & Company.
3. Anxiety
• Chronic or acute anxiety, even without a real immediate threat, can mimic the fight or flight response due to the body interpreting stress as a danger signal.
• Reference: Barlow, D. H. (2002). Anxiety and Its Disorders: The Nature and Treatment of Anxiety and Panic. Guilford Press.
4. Panic
• Panic attacks are often accompanied by an intense fight or flight response, including symptoms like increased heart rate, sweating, and hyperventilation.
• Reference: Craske, M. G., & Barlow, D. H. (2007). Mastery of your anxiety and panic: Therapist guide. Oxford University Press.
5. Shock or Surprise
• While not always associated with danger, sudden shock or surprise can trigger a brief fight or flight response due to the brain interpreting the unknown as a possible threat.
• Reference: Öhman, A. (2000). Fear and anxiety: Evolutionary, cognitive, and clinical perspectives. In M. Lewis & J. M. Haviland-Jones (Eds.), Handbook of emotions (2nd ed.).
It's all about nature and our evolution because it's useful for others, think tribe or group dynamics, to know when someone encounters dangers thus triggering freeze, flight, or fight.
Emotions are about feeling, when they trigger the dump, "fear flashes across our face: brows raise and draw together: eyes widen: lips stretch back towards our ears: our heart rate rises: we begin to seeat: and blood rushes to the large muscled of our legs."
Since these traits are imbedded or encoded in our DNA our focus for self defense is to recognize the process then train ourselves, inured, to enhance the freeze, flight, or fight response to trigger appropriate and effective actions for our safety, security, and survival. This is the point where difficulties rise up and bite us on the keister.
Ekman, Paul "emotions revealed" St. Martins Press 2007
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