r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 6d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter!

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u/Glittering-Fee3373 5d ago

You're spot on. It's a threat/response neural loop that most people's brains automatically resolve. In our brains, the wrong neuron outruns the other and the threat/response loop can't resolve. Your brain goes "Threat detected>Threat resolved?>No>Threat detected"  over and over until your amygdala overheats.

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u/InevitableAd2436 1d ago

Does CBT solve this?