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In order to fight or run away, your body would need to

pump more blood to your heart (thus the pounding feeling).

It would need to get your legs ready to run (thus the tight

muscles). Your breathing might slow down at first so that you

could be quiet and size up the situation. Then you’d probably

breathe faster than normal, supplying extra oxygen to your

body. You might sweat and get goose bumps in order to keep

cool.

You can have a fight-or-flight reaction even when there isn’t

any serious danger, such as when you have to give a speech or

when you hear bad news. Your body may react the same way

you would have reacted as a cave girl, even though no hungry

bear is sizing you up for lunch.