Depression Starts with Immobilization
Our autonomic nervous system is constantly scanning our internal and external environment for signs of danger. If it detects a threat, its next strategy is the fight or flight response which we often feel as anxiety.
Sometimes the threat is so bad or goes on for so long, that the nervous system decides there is no way to fight or to flee. At that point, the nervous system goes into immobilization and turns down the metabolism to a resting state. That’s depression!
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