Many years ago, I was in Brussels, Belgium, spending a day interviewing with a series of prospective internships. I frantically rehearsed my resume bullet points—in English and French—as I tried to navigate my way through the unfamiliar city to make four different appointments. Just as I was mouthing sciences politiques to myself for the hundredth time on the metro, I realized that my hands and feet had begun to sweat uncontrollably. Soon, I was sliding around in my sensible, black “grown person” shoes as I dashed through the cobblestoned streets. Each new potential internship boss was met with a shaky bonjour and an outstretched hand that felt like a cold sponge.
I hadn't contracted some rare, waffle-induced glandular disorder. Emotions (anxiety, in my case) can activate nervous system, endocrine, and musculoskeletal responses, giving us tingles down the spine, flushed faces, and other classic physical manifestations. The question is, do certain sentiments generate similar responses in all of us? Do we all get glowy cheeks when we’re feeling amorous, for example, or butterflies when we’re feeling nervous?
Many years ago, I was in Brussels, Belgium, spending a day interviewing with a series of prospective internships. I frantically rehearsed my resume bullet points—in English and French—as I tried to navigate my way through the unfamiliar city to make four different appointments. Just as I was mouthing sciences politiques to myself for the hundredth time on the metro, I realized that my hands and feet had begun to sweat uncontrollably. Soon, I was sliding around in my sensible, black “grown person” shoes as I dashed through the cobblestoned streets. Each new potential internship boss was met with a shaky bonjour and an outstretched hand that felt like a cold sponge.I hadn't contracted some rare, waffle-induced glandular disorder. Emotions (anxiety, in my case) can activate nervous system, endocrine, and musculoskeletal responses, giving us tingles down the spine, flushed faces, and other classic physical manifestations. The question is, do certain sentiments generate similar responses in all of us? Do we all get glowy cheeks when we’re feeling amorous, for example, or butterflies when we’re feeling nervous?
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