If Anxiety is in My Brain, Why is My Heart Pounding?

Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and your brain usually doesn’t hurt when you’re scared. Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more <a href="https://afosa.org/the-meaning-of-heart-qalb-in-quran/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">to the heart</a> <a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/bowels-of-mercy/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">or the guts</a> than to the brain. But science has traditionally seen the brain as the birthplace and processing site of fear and anxiety. Then why and how do you feel these emotions in other parts of your body? I am a <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UDytFmIAAAAJ&hl=en" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">psychiatrist and neuroscientist</a> who researches and treats fear and anxiety. In my book “<a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538170380/Afraid-Understanding-the-Purpose-of-Fear-and-Harnessing-the-Power-of-Anxiety" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Afraid,</a>” I explain how fear works in the brain and the body and what too much anxiety does to the body. Research confirms that while emotions do originate in your brain, it’s your body that carries out the orders. <a href="https://medium.com/wise-well/if-anxiety-is-in-my-brain-why-is-my-heart-pounding-71ca4c3b39c4">Visit Now</a>