From time to time, when we’re angry or frustrated, we may feel like we need our defenses up in order to protect ourselves as we feel threatened. In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy talks about another response to fear or stress that humans have: fight. The fight response is one of the most primitive physiological reactions to an event that is perceived as stressful or frightening. We have many built-in and fast-reacting mechanisms within the brain. They have kept us safe for thousands of generations. While they still have great value sometimes, our fight, flight and freeze responses can leave us chronically activated, which can only harm us mentally and physically in the long run.
Show notes:
[2:47] The fight response
[6:58] We are responsible for regulating ourselves
[9:57] Physical aggression
[13:42] Defensiveness
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[17:52] Scapegoating someone or something
[21:05] When we fight ourselves
[28:01] What do you do when you’re now aware?
[33:43] Outro
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