What kind of threat would trigger a fight/flight response and activate the central nervous system?
The triggering event is different for each person. It could be a physical response to a virus, injury or surgery. Or it could be an emotional response such as witnessing or experiencing the violent atmosphere in a broken home, a series of vehicle accidents or falls, or birth trauma. Any overwhelming experience that caused an activation of the survival fight/flight response that later clustered with other experiences can contribute to the onset of FMS/CFS. This is especially true for individuals who, of necessity, had to suffer silently and keep their experiences to themselves. They internalized their pain and stress trying to control it, but this never allows the discharge of the tension, which can eventually overwhelm and disrupt the normal nervous system functions. As much as we wish to deny or ignore something hoping it won’t have an affect on us, the body can only hold so much stress before things start to break down. Just like a car that you are driving at high speed without putti
