Sounds like it to me. The fight or flight response only lasts a given time before you calm down (usually). Then the next time you enter the same situation, it usually peaks a little lower (you habituate). The problem is we usually escape or avoid* the anxiety inducing situation before our nervous system calms itself down, so we fail to habituate and it spikes to the same height again next time.
when I say escape or avoid, this can be as subtle as distracting yourself with your phone. Often these avoidance strategies we use end up prolonging our anxiety over the long term in this way.
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Sounds like it to me. The fight or flight response only lasts a given time before you calm down (usually). Then the next time you enter the same situation, it usually peaks a little lower (you habituate). The problem is we usually escape or avoid* the anxiety inducing situation before our nervous system calms itself down, so we fail to habituate and it spikes to the same height again next time.
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