This is no more scientific than that explanation, but my experience has been that the adrenaline response *is* helpful for chronic stress when it's severe enough because randomly panic spiralling motivates you, at least in theory, to do something, anything, about the situation, whether it's applying to jobs because of your horrible relationship with your manager or looking for alternate food sources.
But a lot of that style of CBT therapy starts from the premise that your brain is your biggest problem and any life issues are secondary, so I'm not surprised that possibility tends to be overlooked.
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Date: 2020-10-12 06:28 pm (UTC)But a lot of that style of CBT therapy starts from the premise that your brain is your biggest problem and any life issues are secondary, so I'm not surprised that possibility tends to be overlooked.