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I think it's worth remembering that your body does what it does for a reason, but that it's nearly always working with imperfect information. Some notable examp
by akerl_ 4y ago
I think it's worth remembering that your body does what it does for a reason, but that it's nearly always working with imperfect information. Some notable examples:
When you're in a stressful situation at work, your body can't tell the difference between that and "Oh no, we spotted a material threat to our life", so it reacts in ways that would make fight or flight easier, not in ways that help you handle the real situation.
If your liver fails and you get a transplant, your body sees "ah, a foreign invader", and will set about the task of rejecting the new liver, despite it being very important for your wellbeing.
- guerrilla 4y agoDefinitely true, but the way I think of it is that you should go with the default unless you have a reason not to. Things like fear and depression are useful tools but if they get out of control and only then are they mental illness, for example. In all of your examples, the person can know better, but when we're talking about the type of injuries from the OP then we usually don't unless we've consulted with medical professionals (or are one ourselves) so it makes sense to start with the default.
- kube-system 4y agoI'm the type of person who produces their best work when they're under pressure, so, maybe my fight response does help me at work.