This is what anxiety looks like in your brain | Dr. Wendy Suzuki

anxiety is the feeling of fear or worry

typically associated with situations of

uncertainty the amydala is a brain

structure that is automatically

activated when you hear that bump in the

night that launches your

anxiety and the Brain area that could

help that calming in that situation is

the prefrontal cortex the area that's

involved in executive function it helps

you order your day but unfortunately in

situations of high stress high anxiety

what happens is not only is your amydala

activated but your prefrontal cortex get

shut down too so that makes the

situation even worse