When we feel anxious our eyes tend to narrow, according to psychiatrist and neuroscientist Jud Brewer. It has to do with a thing called somatic memory – when your body mimics emotions. So when you’re feeling closed off, your vision can close off. It’s the same reason we hunch when we’re defensive. The good news is you can reverse engineer it, and we’re going to explore how.

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