generates real peril and more anxiety than ever worth keeping in mind that the fundamental problem is not the anxiety but how you respond to it Hardwired to Avoid The response is produced by an area of the brain often called the due to its primitive nature The reptilian brain evolved very early and relies on an unsophisticated operating within milliseconds we flee a perceived threat or freeze in place before we even process the apparent danger From an evolutionary perspective this instant response is effective because after all we want to waste precious time on details when we encounter a real physical threat On the other hand the reptilian response work so well at helping us figure out how to address problems that provoke anxiety but are not actually threatening And in modern life that describes most of the problems we encounter Even a genuinely scary a performance review with a boss you an immediate threat to you But your reptilian brain know this and may react to your fear with a flight response unhelpful in a professional setting In other words the response can be triggered even when real danger lurk Once the information regarding the perception of