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The Alarm That Will Not Stop

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Jolene is sitting in the ER waiting room for the third time. She is 44. High school art teacher. She tells teenagers every day to be brave with their materials, to let messy feelings live on canvas, to sit with discomfort until it becomes something they can work with. She cannot sit with the feelin...

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  • The amygdala triggers fight-or-flight without distinguishing real threats from hormonal surges
  • Allopregnanolone modulates GABA-A receptors with a U-shaped dose response; perimenopause drops you off the left side
  • ER symptoms of anxiety are physiologically identical to early cardiac presentation in women
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