0903 – The Studio ‘Caveman’

2023.06.22 – 0903 – The Studio ‘Caveman’

This survival mechanism developed so humans could react quickly to life-threatening situations. But even though we don’t experience many saber-toothed tigers down the high street, our mind can still perceive some unusual situations as stressful, triggering the original reactions.

Of course, very often we can neither fight or flee: our ‘caveman brain’ tells us to attack the interviewer or rip the mic off the stand – but our ‘modern brain’ tells us we can’t. Our ‘caveman brain’ tells us, OK, if we can’t fight, we have to run, but our ‘modern brain’ reminds us that if we want to keep our job we can’t!

So, as well as fight and flight we have another ‘f’… we may freeze. And that possibility of ‘behavioural avoidance’, together with the adrenaline (and noradrenaline and acetyl-choline) now coursing through our veins, is what causes the problem.

Whether it’s squaring up to start a fight, or preparing to ‘flight’, our body is getting us ready for quick response.

·        And that means holding everything.

·        And a holding pattern creates unnecessary tension

·        And unnecessary tension leads to inefficient vocal function

·        And that over a long period can cause vocal problems

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