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Podcast: Living the Inner Life
Episode: 020: Fight, Flight or Freeze? | Living the Inner Life
Description: When confronted with a danger, our 'Fight or Flight" mechanism kicks in to make us ready for battle, or to run away. This 'sympathetic' part of our nervous system increases heart rate, enhances our eyesight, and produces adrenaline to help us survive. It also turns off our digestion and reproductive systems because they are not needed. When the danger has passed, the 'parasympathetic' system stops the adrenaline and returns our heart rate, stress levels, and digestive systems back to normal functioning. When the danger is real and visible, like a tiger or and oncoming train, the 'fight or flight...