We have these evolutionarily older systems that are at play, and they can be easily triggered by by uncertainty ghosts. So what happens is, first the amitula of the fear is triggered. Crazy thoughtsyou know, popup based on things that you were exposed to in childhood even. And then the pre frontal cortsex says, ono, no it's oka, i's just the cat knocking something over,. Then it calms down, the amItula, and then o just s you need all the pieces an working together.
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