The Myth of Running Away From Your Own Mind

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Since prehistoric times, humans have been shackled to an ancient biological switch of fight or flight to ward off imminent danger. Despite centuries of civilization-structuring and the softening effects of society, this old, primitive response system has never departed from our human experience. Do we still face the threat of approaching large animals that could swallow us whole? Hardly. The specter of direct…