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Why does your heart beat faster when you get scared?
August 22, 2026
Intro Has this ever happened to you when you get scared: your heart starts beating faster, you get a sudden rush of energy in your muscles and a feeling of butterflies in your stomach? So why does it happen? It’s a natural response shaped by millions of years of evolution. It is one of the





