Eli5: Why does anxiety take appetite away and causes stomach to hurt ?
In: Biology
Stress is a survival response.
Stress has not evolved with our growing types and colors of stress.
Your boss is a passive aggressive asshole? Stressful final? Interview that could make your break your career? Your body thinks it’s in actual danger. For all it knows, you need to figure out how to escape an enemy camp so you’re not eaten alive tomorrow.
Your body thinks it needs to focus on you escaping this problem, not on digestion, to save your life.
On top of that, your body is pumping all these chemicals into your blood stream to help you escape a real threat. You will probably feel awful if you’re just sitting around, freaking out, and not out running the bear your body has so kindly prepared you for.
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