Friends of Tyrannus

 

Kenza Haddock, the Clinical Director of Oceanic Counseling Group in the greater Myrtle Beach, SC area.  https://oceaniccounseling.com

 

What is “Anxiety?”

“Anxiety” is our reaction to a situation that we perceive as either stressful or dangerous.

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 Our brains:  the pre-frontal cortex and the amygdala.

The pre-frontal cortex houses “logic:

The amygdala is our “emotional” wheel house

 

When triggered or stressed out, our pre-frontal cortex can shut down while our emotional wheel house lights us.

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 The results, when anxiety sets in….Fight,   Flight,   or Freeze.

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