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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Can anxiety issues be described as 'the survival instinct gone out of control'?

Can anxiety issues be described as 'the survival instinct gone out of control'? There is really nothing more to my question.
gpt
I think I'd rephrase that to say, it is "a survival instinct that is no longer useful," and now often causes more harm than good.

It may have been adaptive and even preferable at one time to be hypervigilant, hyperaware, and these predispositions would keep you alive. 

But in today's world with \*so much stimulus\* that type of nervous system sensitivity can feel more overwhelming than useful.