I’m mostly talking about social interactions mostly – like when you forget the most important thesis during exam, getting pizza sizes wrong when ordering or when prompted a question “what are chips made from?” and you answer “fries”
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I have read, but am having trouble finding the information online now, that in a real, “DO IT NOW OR DIE!” situation, you may be better off if your brain shuts off and you just panic. Instinct takes over and you get away any way you can, while someone who doesn’t will think, “Is this the best way to run or tha….”, or “Should I fight it or ru….”, with the sentence ending abruptly because they die.
Cortisol tries to prepare you for this sort of situation, a situation where thinking is deadly and freaking out is good. Good for cavemen, perhaps, but maybe not so good for being asked out, dealing with a spider, or speaking in front of people.
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