The Body Alarm

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Across
  1. 4. – Half of the body’s classic response to fear.
  2. 5. – Chemical that fuels the fight-or-flight response.
  3. 8. – What pours when the alarm switches on.
  4. 10. – These tense up, preparing for action.
  5. 13. – The other half of the ancient survival response.
  6. 14. – Organ that races when adrenaline surges.
  7. 15. – The opposite state that tells the body it’s safe.
Down
  1. 1. – Stress hormone that lingers in the body.
  2. 2. – Modern trigger that sets off ancient biology.
  3. 3. – What the brain thinks is happening, real or not.
  4. 6. – Daily habit that can reassure the nervous system.
  5. 7. – Body’s alarm system turned up too high.
  6. 9. – Quickens during anxiety, calms when slowed.
  7. 11. – The message the body craves to switch off alarm bells.
  8. 12. – What anxiety feels like inside your body.