Anxiety can wreak havoc on the body. When you have anxiety and stress, it triggers the amygdala, which then triggers the fight or flight response. The fight or flight response is mediated by both the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). Chronic anxiety and stress leads to long term activation of the […]
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety- Dr. Manuela Padurariu
A warm welcome to Dr. Manuela Padurariu, MD, PhD, as a guest author. She is a psychiatrist and licensed in Romania. Dr. Manuela has extensive experience in psychiatric research with over 30 articles published in well-rated international medical journals. Her research includes clinical trials on psychiatric drugs, and also independent clinical research and grant projects. […]
The Brain is the Organ of Anxiety, and the Body is the Recipient of Its Effects
The brain is the organ of anxiety, where anxiety both starts and is processed. Anxiety has two components- worry and fear. As such, both of these components of anxiety come from different parts of the brain. Worry is from the thinking part of the brain, which is located in the cortex, specifically the prefrontal cortex. […]
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