Although often treated as a mental health issue, anxiety is autonomic. It is a defensive physiological response that arises when someone wishes to flee (fight-or-flight response) and is unable to do so.

Addressing anxiety is relatively straightforward autonomically. It involves learning to more accurately track interoceptive (inward felt bodily) cues of threat, and allowing ourselves to successfully employ flight responses to move away from danger.

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