Nervous system Quote by Peter A. Levine

“Hyperarousal. This may take the form of physical symptoms—increase in heart rate, sweating, difficulty breathing (rapid, shallow, panting, etc.), cold sweats, tingling, and muscular…

— Peter A. Levine

“Nothing. Heart pounding. Respiration and all somatic processes including all manner of diencephalic-controlled autonomic responses to crises: adrenalin greater heartbeat pulse rate glands pouring…

— Philip K. Dick

“the body is equipped with what Cannon named the stress response, also known as the fight-or-flight response, a survival mechanism that gets flipped on…

— Lissa Rankin

“When we take deep, long, slow breaths, we can actually stop the “fight or flight” portion of our nervous system (called the sympathetic nervous…

— Diamond Dallas Page

“Without energy being invested in resisting the unwanted or dueling with fears, we have more energy and attention available for noticing not only the…

— Charlette Mikulka

Adrenaline dulls reason; panic kills it.

— Ted Dekker

“amygdalae filter through the information to determine its threat-level significance and mobilizes a response.”

— David DiSalvo

“You hear about adrenaline, how it spurs you on and gives you uncanny strength, but there's a flip side. The feeling is heady, out…

— Harlan Coben

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

You must attain a neurological and biological serenity in chaos. You cannot let yourself be sabotaged by adrenaline.

— Mac O'Grady

People with anxiety tend to be hyper-reactive. We are like jack rabbits, off and running to the races, reacting to some event, even while…

— Elizabeth Vargas

“Fear triggers the fight-or-flight response, fueled by adrenaline, which, as it turns out, is chemically related to amphetamines. Granted, it's a very different kind…

— Tristan Taormino