is used for long term flight or fight. Adrenaline activates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) (Plesman & Nutr, Anxiety and the Autonomic Nervous System, 2011). The SNS can then cause anhedonia, which is an inability to feel any pleasure, increased pupil dilation, increased focus, shaking, trembling, dizziness, nausea , fear of vomiting, restless legs, excessive sweating, repetitive thoughts and more. All of these symptoms prepare us for short term flight or fight, where nausea and fear of vomiting…
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