What differs between “feeling good” and “feeling bad”?
When you are “feeling good”, all of your bodily functions should be within optimum ranges. When you are “feeling bad”, some bodily functions are impaired. It appears that when endangered, the mind/body shuts off or reduces bodily functions which are not critical for “fight or flight”. This conserves bodily resources – a smart idea when you don’t know how long nor how hard you must fight or flee. Digestion is one of the functions shutdown, so a “sinking” or sick feeling in the “gut” as blood is forced from the interior torso and channeled to the extremities, is a signal that the FightOrFlight system has taking control. As blood and resources are pumped back into the torso, a feeling of euphoria marks the increased control by the Rest&Digest system.
