There are many things that can scare us, put us on guard, make us wary. This happens so fast that we have no words for it, but the body responds with that fight, flight, or freeze impulse. At some level we believe if we tighten up, if we try to control things that life will be better.It is a lie.Stresses come and come. Some just don’t go away. So, what can we do? We can learn to lower the tension, the tightness. Despite the trigger for anxiety, you can change your body response to it.