Anxiety Quote by Nell Scovell

“I look at it this way: the instinctive response to danger—the stress response—consists of fight, flight, or freeze. These three strategies help us survive…

— Christopher K. Germer

“To switch effectively from defense to social engagement strategies, the nervous system must do two things: (1) assess risk, and (2) if the environment…

— Stephen W. Porges

Basically, in the fight-or-flight response, the objective is to get away from the source of threat. All of our muscles prepare for this escape…

— Peter A. Levine

The physical symptoms of fight or flight are what the human body has learned over thousands of years to operate efficiently and at the…

— John Eliot

“In response to threat and injury, animals, including humans, execute biologically based, non-conscious action patterns that prepare them to meet the threat and defend…

— Peter A. Levine

“The detection of a person as safe or dangerous triggers neurobiologically determined pro-social or defensive behaviors. Even though we may not always be aware…

— Stephen W. Porges

“One becomes vulnerable when one stops to think about winning, losing, taking advantage, impressing or disregarding the opponent. When the mind stops, even for…

— Kisshomaru Ueshiba

Our training pushes us to develop a new set of instincts: instead of reacting to danger with a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush, we're trained to…

— Chris Hadfield

You can't fight if you're nervous.

— David Haye

Fear engages a cortisol/hormonal/fight-or-flight-get-out-of-Dodge response that shuts down all but the essential functions.

— Bryan Johnson

Once you learn to remain calm under the stressful circumstances of a fight, you will have no trouble remaining calm under the stressful circumstances…

— Ryron Gracie

I sometimes lose my calm for a moment, but only when I notice that an opponent is deliberately trying to injure me.

— Franck Ribery