6. Startle easily
The startle symptom might occur sometimes, often, or forever. For example, you may startle easily every now and then, startle readily on and off, or startle easily all the time. Jumpiness may precede, accompany, or follow an increase in other anxious sensations and symptoms, or it may develop on its own. It might occur before, during, or after an episode of worry, anxiety, fear, or heightened stress, or it can arise ‘out of nowhere’ and for no apparent cause. The severity of the startle symptom might range from mild to severe. It can also occur in waves, where it is powerful one minute and then subsides the next. It might vary from day to day and/or from moment to moment. Anxious behavior stimulates the stress response. The stress reaction involves immediate physiological, psychological, and emotional changes in the body that improve the body’s capacity to deal with a threat – to fight or run from it, which is why the stress response is also known as the fight or flight response.
Stress reaction alterations include increasing our senses and boosting our neurological system. This emergency preparedness might easily induce a startle reaction. Because stress hormones have the greatest impact on the neurological system, chronically increased stress can induce a variety of nervous system symptoms, including the startle symptom.
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