In a ‘flight’ scenario the extra energy made available enables us to escape the traumatic experience.A ‘fight’ response is designed to facilitate defending ourselves from an aggressor or danger.These neurochemical processes, which humans share with animals, are aimed at activating the ‘fight’ or ‘flight’ responses, enabling immediate survival of the threatening or overwhelming situation. Blood pressure increases, immune function is strengthened and our blood supply is diverted away from non-urgent activities all to be able to help us maximise our ability to respond to threat. Adrenaline increases our heart rate to enable more oxygen and nutrients to become available to the muscles in our arms and legs, allowing the body to move quickly. Noradrenaline helps us focus and react quickly. When our autonomic functions take over in response to signals of perceived ‘danger’ increased amounts of neurotransmitters are released into our body. This is an evolutionary design to help us survive such situations. Our day-to-day rational cerebral functioning Self (front brain) turns off and is separated from our instinctual, reactionary parts (back, mid and hind brain) which turn on and take over, controlled by our autonomic nervous system. In response to overwhelming, terrifying or out-of-control events a split occurs within us. Our body has an inherent ability to protect us in situations that feel dangerous to us. Natural Responses To Overwhelming Or Terrifying Events
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