Think about a time when you experienced the fight or flight response: perhaps when giving a presentation, your first driving lesson or taking the driving test, an interview for a part-time job, an exam or maybe a social situation. It might have felt like being a passenger in an out-of-control car, leaving you feeling powerless to stop your body’s physiological response of racing heart, rapid breathing, excessive sweating, etc. None of these physiological responses feel particularly helpful in these situations. Did you know that, instead of being a helpless passenger, you can take the driver’s seat and shift your body from fight/flight to a state of calm?
Let’s start by looking at the biology behind our reaction to stressors.
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