Something in the Environment Stimulates us either real or imagined
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Biochemical Changes
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Adrenaline… Opiods
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Autonomic Arousal..Heart Rate , Blood Pressure , Breathing to distribute chemicals…Can do super human things
Two Biological Responses
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Hyper Arousal Continuim ….Fight or Flight
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Dissociative Continuim…. Freeze Defeat or Surender response
Both promote Survival. Each one of these is selected as a adapted advantage….
The decision is based on: Age….Severity of the threat ….Possibility of Physical Injury
Hyper Arousal Response .. Alarm…Vigilance…Fear…Terror Fight or Run
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Adrenal System Active..Excitement Inducing …Decreases Serotonin …Increasing Adrenaline …Creates aggresson
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Muscle Tone Increases
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Cognitive Processes Increases
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Potential of Homicide
Hypo Arousal Response … Freezing ( Numbing ) …. Compliant…Dissociating…Fainting
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Opiod System Active …Euphoria Inducing
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Muscles become Flaccid or Numb
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Cognitive Processes Decreases
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Potential of Suicide
What Happens to the System when it uses a emergency response to live in everyday..
Creates a new Biological Baseline in you Body Adrenaline …Opiods
Body is prevented from following its natural Rhythm of Excitement and Rest
Adrenals will become exhausted and the body will go into a forced state of recuperation
Opiod System creates a low grade depression, a low energy and disconnection from life…
When one is in this state Every Day Stressors begin to elicit a exaggerated reaction…
Trauma and Stress become a permanent State which leads to Hyper Tension or Depression with a biological disfunction
