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There is very much a physical reality to our anxiety levels. Anxious thoughts create high states of arousal that have an effect on the natural mechanisms of the body. As you read over the following section think about your own experience and the mixture of physiological responses that occur as a result of your anxiety.

The autonomic nervous system regulates our involuntary bodily functions – i.e. those we are unconscious of. It is divided into two systems that work in opposition to each other – the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems.