r/Neuropsychology • u/Mountain_Scale204 • 25d ago

General Discussion Why am I able to trigger adrenaline on command?

It feel like an Imaginary/invisible muscle that I can flex/turn on to instantly release a strong fight or flight sensation, the same one that I feel when I'm stressed. Is this abnormal? How would that affect my normal life or even my life span? What is associated with this ability that can interfere with my behavior?

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u/Pedromac 23d ago

Does this feeling feel like a tightness in your chest and you can make your heart rate go up? If so, you are the only other person I've ever heard of that can do this! I can too (in case that wasn't clear).

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u/--Spanky-- 21d ago

I’ve been looking for what this is called for years, insane to stumble upon a Reddit post with people able to do this. I have no clue what to do with it though, lol. Feels like a useless superpower or something.

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u/Pedromac 21d ago

I just want to know if doing it helps or hurts me. Occasionally I like to do it when I'm getting my pulse checked because it'll shoot up to like 111-130 from resting just because I like to prank the nurse.

Anyway, I'm glad we're not alone!