I’ve always thought of nerves as “the little things that you can’t see”, and it’s easy to fall into that mindset. I often have a hard time picturing what my body is going through, and it’s a pain to think of nerves as “just a bunch of little things”. But what if we took a step back from our nervous systems and looked inside of it? I think this may be the answer.
I think its important to take a close look at what our nervous system is doing so we don’t accidentally make a mess of ourselves. Many of our most common and recurring symptoms, such as headaches, muscle tension, and nausea, are actually caused by nerves firing in the wrong places, so it might be easier to look at it from a more macro level to see what’s going on.
A common mistake is to think our nervous system is operating perfectly all the time. It isn’t unless we are awake and aware of what is going on. But what if we took a step back from our nervous system and looked inside of it I think this may be the answer.
In the modern era, we’re so convinced that our nervous system is perfect that we almost think that we are immune from all the damage it can go through. In reality, our nervous system is a complex network of nerves and the entire body in a way, and one of the ways stress affects it is through the way the nerves react to it.
The way our nervous system responds to stress is through the nerves. The two major types of nerves we have in our body are the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nerve. These nerves are the ones that are responsible for the control of the heart and breathing and the endocrine glands. When a stressful event occurs your body responds by releasing a hormone called epinephrine. This hormone causes the adrenal glands to secrete adrenaline.
The adrenaline is what causes the heart rate to go up and the muscles to contract. This causes the heart to beat faster and the blood to flow more heavily. When you get nervous you feel nervous. Your body is basically saying, “I’m freaking out, there’s nothing else I can do so I’m freaking out.
The heart goes in a different gear when you’re nervous. This is because the adrenaline causes your heart to beat faster and blood to flow more heavily. The blood, because it’s pumped by the heart, is also pumped in a larger volume, which can cause the veins to expand. This is called systolic (high) pressure. Because your heart is beating faster, the pressure your blood creates when it flows through your veins also increases.
This can cause a person to be nauseated, dizzy, or even sick. It can also cause them to go into a panic attack. I know because I often go into a panic attack when I’ve been nervous. I don’t know if you’ve ever been nervous, but its like the heart is racing and your blood is rushing your blood is rushing your heart is racing and you’re also in a panic attack.
The heart is beating faster because of the increase in pressure that the blood creates. This can be seen in the pictures below, which show a person who is in a panic attack.
Its like youve been doing a lot of jumping jacks and suddenly there is a big increase in blood pressure. This is because your nervous system is trying to get rid of the fear and anxiety by increasing your heart rate. And this is what anxiety does to you. It increases the heartbeat rate because your nervous system is trying to get rid of fear.