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The Science of Stress and Anxiety

The Science of Stress and Anxiety

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 Episode 2: "The Science of Stress and Anxiety" explores how the brain's ancient alarm system responds to modern threats, explaining why your nervous system treats work deadlines like life-threatening emergencies. Host Julia Cartwright breaks down the neurochemistry of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, examining fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses. The episode distinguishes between acute and chronic stress, covers social and performance anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic attacks. Key topics include the role of caffeine, alcohol, and sleep deprivation in anxiety amplification, technology's impact on stress levels, workplace burnout, and the anxiety-depression connection. Listeners learn about cognitive distortions that fuel anxiety, practical techniques like progressive muscle relaxation and box breathing, grounding strategies for panic moments, and how to build anxiety tolerance gradually while working with their nervous system rather than against it.
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