​The fight-or-flight response is a mechanism that releases a stress reaction when you experience danger or a situation out of control. The main structure responsible for this is a small structure in the middle of the brain called the amygdala. It sends out stress hormones and negative emotions in a stressful situation to block the frontal lobe, preventing you from doing anything creative in the situation. Stress can come from many places, and the brain doesn't differentiate what the danger is, or where the stress comes from. To be in a state of stress over time can be dangerous. If you stress a lot over time, this structure can move backwards in your brain and be overactive all the time. You will be in a chronic fight-or-flight response. Now you end up in a vicious cycle, and then you have to stress even more to do just normal things. You can get sicker and sicker. The amygdala will grow larger and be more overactive, and the frontal lobe will get smaller.

The stress reaction will eat away at the frontal lobe, but the main problem when you are in a stress reaction is that the brain only focuses on the negative, even if the frontal lobe is still there.

 

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There are mainly two ways to reverse the process:

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1. Method: Positive emotions

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The first method is to use positive emotions to reduce negative emotions. The opposite of stress is positive emotions. When you get positive emotions, you reverse the stress cycle. You get positive emotions by activating the body's reward system. For example, when you are listening to music, are with friends and family, watch movies, and when you get in a good mood, you will send positive emotions from your body up to your brain. You feel the positive emotions in your body and send them up to your brain. Do this process as often as you can when you are stressed. Sugary drinks and caffeine can make the process easier.

 

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2. Method: The tongue technique

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If the amygdala is stuck in the back of your brain (loose), it is not enough to use positive emotion to suppress negative emotion. You need to find the amygdala and move it forward again. To do that, you need to move your tongue from the front of your upper mouth to the back. Move your tongue as far out as you can. Push it up against your upper teeth, and pull it back so that your tongue touches the roof of your mouth all the way. Push it back and up, applying pressure to the roof of your mouth. The amygdala should move forward instantly, and you should feel it right away. If the amygdala is stuck in the back of your brain, this is the main thing that will move the needle. You should feel the effect as you do it.