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#542 - Dr Randy Nesse - Evolutionary Psychiatry Can Explain Human Emotions

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What's the Cost of a Panic Attack?

The smoke detector principle, may be my most practical contribution to psychiatry. Not having a panic attack with real danger is expensive. I suspect that what you're really afraid of is your own anxiety symptoms. And they're ratcheting themselves up in a positive feedback cycle, a vicious cycle.

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