So, as a result of being chronically overworked, these systems become super-sensitive and super-reactive to stress. And as the years go by, any exposure to stress, even in what would seem to be tolerable measures, only serves to agitate and exacerbate this already hypersensitive and exhausted stress response.
My Mother Died Yesterday
Well, then. My mother was a great woman in all ways. Her intelligence, compassion, and grace were truly remarkable. Yes, she was very much the genteel and refined woman her southern parents raised her to be.
Panic attacks, anxiety, and the limbic system: The paradox of protection

Are you enduring panic attacks and anxiety? Could be your limbic system is having its way with you. “I’ll bite, what’s the limbic system?” That’s exactly where we’re going, so let’s get after it…