How Oxytocin Directly Counteracts High Cortisol

When you feel that someone gets you emotionally non-judgmentally values you your oxytocin goes up. High cortisol is the stress hormone and when cortisol gets high it starts to it readies our body to defend itself but it also triggers something in our brain called an amygdala hijack. 90% of the time people don't want your advice they just want a burst of oxytocin which counteracts high cortisol. When we get into a conflict I'm gonna ask you if you if this is an awareness conversation or an advice conversation because if all you want me to do is be aware of it so you don't feel alone with it then I'm just gonna keep helping you talk it out