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December 2, 2022 35 mins
When a zebra in the wild senses a lion is about to attack, something interesting happens: the zebra’s body, or, more specifically, its parasympathetic nervous system, takes over and does its best to help its host, the zebra, escape a detrimental fate. Without the zebra’s conscious participation, the zebra’s body decides whether fight or flight—running away—is the best move. A version of this, also known as a stress response, happens in humans too and that’s what we’re talking about on today’s episode.

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Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-does-fight-flight-freeze-fawn-mean#:~:text=The%20fight%20response%20is%20your,please%20someone%20to%20avoid%20conflict.
http://www.pete-walker.com/codependencyFawnResponse.htm
https://www.ptsduk.org/its-so-much-more-than-just-fight-or-flight/
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