What A Panic Attack Does To Your Brain (And How To Fix It)
What A Panic Attack Does To Your Brain (And How To Fix It) | Episode 580
Your heart slams, your breath shortens, your mind screams danger and yet you cannot find the fire. Panic attacks can feel random and personal, but what’s really happening is often a predictable neuroscience pattern: a false alarm from a survival system that evolved to keep you alive. We walk through why the “better safe than sorry” brain can misread modern stress and harmless sensations as a threat, then flood your body with adrenaline and cortisol like you’re escaping a predator.
We break down the core brain regions…
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