The pleasure of being afraid.

Tremble, it's the best moment.


If you believe that being afraid is a sign of weakness, then you have never tried to win. Your brain is ready to support you during your performance and asks you to trust it. The 'thinking' part of the brain tells the 'emotional' part whether you are facing a false alarm (and then the response is switched off) or a real danger (and then the response continues to be fed). It is this complex system that has enabled humankind to survive countless dangers throughout its history. And it is the same mechanism that is activated when faced with performance. Feel threatened and don't be afraid to defend yourself, your body is ready for it.

The pleasure of being afraid.

Surrender to fear: you know how to survive.

The response to fear begins in a region called the amygdala. The amygdalae are two small almond-shaped structures located deep in the brain. From here, every time we are confronted with a stimulus that is interpreted as a threat, a complex chain reaction starts: stress hormones are released, a part of the nervous system (the sympathetic nervous system) - involved in those functions called 'attack or flight' - is activated. The brain enters a state of alertness, pupils dilate. Breathing speeds up. Heart rate, blood pressure and blood flow also increase. More glucose is sent to the muscles, while non-vital organs, such as the gastrointestinal system, are put into a state of reduced activity.