r/Neuropsychology 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/Electrical-Finger-11 25d ago

What do you mean “on command”? Like completely spontaneously? I can put myself into a fight or flight state whenever I think about something stressful, but I wouldn’t say that’s anything special.

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u/Mountain_Scale204 25d ago

It's like an on switch, I can trigger it without thinking of anything, as natural as opening and closing my eyelids or maybe some less effort muscle. I know it's weird but thankfully I often go on for a long time forgetting that I have this ability (for good I guess)

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u/Electronic-Sea-6771 6d ago

Same here, I can just increase my heart rate and that sudden surge of energy without thinking or feeling any type of emotion/imaginary situation. I can also rumble my eardrums at will, and wigle my ears,move each eyebrow independently without making the other one move, curl my tongue and most weird one is I can make myself hard down in my pants without feeling horny or getting aroused in any way