👶(born prematurely) ➡️ 😟(GAD) ➡️ 🧠(INFP & possibly ADHD) ➡️ 👀(notices object out of place) ➡️ 🧠(visual cortex) ➡️ 🤔(prefrontal cortex) ➡️ 😱(amygdala) ➡️ 💥(HPA axis) ➡️ ⚡️(cortisol & adrenaline) ➡️ 🔍(dopamine & attention) ➡️ 💡(heightened sensitivity) ➡️ 😰(anxiety) ➡️ 💗(empathy, as if for a child, & oxytocin) ➡️ 🌐(insula & anterior cingulate cortex) ➡️ 🚶♂️(takes action) ➡️ 🏆(secures object) ➡️ 😭(intense relief, as if rescuing a child) ➡️ 👶😌(prefrontal cortex & amygdala deactivation) ➡️ 🌈(dopamine & serotonin) ➡️ 🍃(parasympathetic nervous system) ➡️ 🧘♂️(back to homeostasis) ➡️ 📚(hippocampus & long-term memory)
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