Danielle Muscato (she/her)

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

What your brain is doing, when it's triggered from scary stimuli because of #PTSD, it's oversensitive and responds with panic in situations in reality that may not be dangerous. Your brain is preparing you to fight or run away: Muscles tighten, heart rate increases to get oxygen — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Now, if the stimulus is something amygdalae recognize as traumatic, or close enough: Your brain actually BYPASSES the parts responsible for judgement, language processing, speech—if it's real bad, it'll even stop bothering to tighten the muscles that hold urine in your bladder! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022

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Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

to your muscles so you can move fast, breathing gets faster for the same reason. Your pupils dilate & you get tunnel vision so you can focus on the danger. Your brain CAN'T understand when it's triggered that you're actually safe: The parts of your brain that THINK are BYPASSED. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 8, 2022