杏仁核是大脑负责“情绪”的中心。这情绪可不是理智判断决定应该用哪一张表情面对世界，而是很基本的、面对生存时，决定生死的好、恶。

杏仁核劫持是知名的《EQ（情商）》作者丹尼尔‧高曼想出的名词，生动地传达出“杏仁核”的重要性。当我们火冒三丈，情绪无法平复，可能会做出错误判断时，默念“不要让杏仁核绑架了“或许能帮助恢复平静。

「应用场景」

暂时打断焦虑的形态。

Pause the pattern. 

人感到焦虑之前，身体常会先出现一些症状。请学习如何看出焦虑即将发作的身体线索：腹部翻搅、手掌出汗、鼻孔张大。这些反应是杏仁核劫持的一部分，使你的身体以“战或逃”的方式做出反应，而不是从思维脑来运作。当你注意到出现这些反应时，请刻意改变活动。例如，去做数学运算，动用大脑的思考部位。但不是做2+2那么简单的算术；而要试着做挑战性足够的事情，让你的大脑转向离开压力源。

Anxiety is often preceded by physical symptoms. Learn to recognize your physical cues of an impending attack: a churning stomach, sweaty palms, or flaring nostrils. These reactions are part of an amygdala hijack, causing your body to react with a fight-or-flight response instead of operating from your thinking brain. When you notice these reactions, consciously change your activities. Engage the thinking part of your brain, for instance, by doing math. But not something as simple as 2+2; try something that will challenge you enough to divert your brain away from your stressor.