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Podcast: Culture and Leadership Connections Podcast
Episode: Insights: Anxiety is Not an Emotion
Description: Anxiety is Not an EmotionDid you know that anxiety is not an emotion? You may think you "feel" anxious, but in reality, you're sensing anxiety. Anxiety is a physiological reaction from the "fight or flight" function of the vagus nerve. It triggers the adrenals to release cortisol and adrenaline into your nervous system, setting off an alert to potential danger. You feel it in your solar plexus above your kidneys. Anxiety's hormones aren’t usually signs of real danger, making anxiety "homeless." It is a moving target in search of a home, bu...