Descriptions:
Recognize your anxiety for what it is: a primal response. The amygdala is the primitive part of our brain that generates and processes our fear. It prevents us from jumping off cliffs. Yay for the amygdala! However, it also jumps into action when we do not need it (like during job interviews). Remember this next time yours kicks in, then tell yourself “Ah-hah! This is my primitive brain responding. I am an adult, with a fully-mature frontal lobe. My fear does not own me.”
