What bodily changes cause us to have a dry throat when were nervous?
Its a well known fact that when we get nervous we can get a dry throat.A nervous dry throat is all part of the fight or flight syndrome that anyone can experience when they feel threatened or unsure about something. Put more scientifically that means your dry throat is caused by an activation of the autonomic nervous system. Fight or flight syndrome is simply when you need to make a decision whether to stand your ground or possibly live to fight another day. All this goes back to the time of pre-historyl man and is simply part of the conditioning weve evolved with. Whilst youre making your decision about fight or flight; your brain is actually preparing you for the flight option. In which case according to our primitive instincts, you wont want to eat anything and, with a dry mouth you wouldnt try. One solution would be to drink constantly and wear shades!
