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Very strange phenomenon feeling cold when overwhelmed

RachelO
2 months ago

Hi, I wonder has anyone experienced it. I cannot figure it out. When I am very overwhelmed sometimes I can get like this cold feeling around me like it is trying to help me return to a normal state. I have had hypersensitivity reactions since childhood and I remember when I watched something scary on day time tv about 10 I got goosebumps and was unwell and I think that I felt cold as well. I cannot make it out.

Have you ever felt something like this. I am level 2 for sensory.

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  • 2 months ago
    RachelO said:
    When I am very overwhelmed sometimes I can get like this cold feeling around me like it is trying to help me return to a normal state

    It sounds like adrenaline is causing the blood to be drawn away from your skin and diverted to the muscles & brain as part of the fight or flight response.

    It is detailed here: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22611-epinephrine-adrenaline

    What’s the fight-or-flight response?

    specifically:

    Skin: Skin turns pale as blood vessels receive a signal to divert blood to areas more in need of your blood’s oxygen, such as your muscles, so you can fight or run away.

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  • 2 months ago
    RachelO said:
    When I am very overwhelmed sometimes I can get like this cold feeling around me like it is trying to help me return to a normal state

    It sounds like adrenaline is causing the blood to be drawn away from your skin and diverted to the muscles & brain as part of the fight or flight response.

    It is detailed here: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22611-epinephrine-adrenaline

    What’s the fight-or-flight response?

    specifically:

    Skin: Skin turns pale as blood vessels receive a signal to divert blood to areas more in need of your blood’s oxygen, such as your muscles, so you can fight or run away.

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