I Am A Real Werewolf

So is shifting something that results because of the fight/ flight reflex in people? I’ve been trying to understand under what circumstances it occurs. If the fight/ flight reflex is the source of it occurring, does that mean the shift happens because the person chose to “fight” or is the simply rage of epinephrine through the body enough to make it result? It would make sense for this to be present as epinephrine tends to overpower prostaglandins (pain causing sensors) of the body, decreasing the pain sensation. Not to mention that the release of epinephrine also stimulates increased heart rate and therefore a higher blood pressure, and more blood circulation. Some even say that the fight/ flight response can even cause us to experience “heightened senses”, which again would make sense as you would be focusing in on whatever person or thing you were about to fight or run from. I’m trying to understand the concept of this from a biological perspective. Biologically, it isn’t impossible for shifting to happen. However, the immense pain one would experience along with the stress on internal organs would cause me to believe that it would be something better left undone for the sake of one’s health. So, any responses to biological stimulators that would cause such a great transformation in one’s body? Are there other hormones that play a role, and possibly ones that exist only in werewolves and not in normal humans? Is there possibly an extra function in the brain of werewolves that controls this?

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Drachona · 31-35, M

I appreciate your curiosity, but the problem here is precisely that you don't know how it works. You make declarative statements about what is or isn't possible, despite the fact that you're asking how the process works. It's like trying to understand future propulsion engines by looking at a V2 rocket. You're assuming how something works and then getting confused when it doesn't add up. I'm not claiming to be an expert on the specific subject of shifting, but I will say this. Firstly, it is not just a fight-or-flight response. It could be triggered that way, but there's no reason why it would be restricted to a body's panic mode. It's something you willfully do and, like anything (both physical and non-physical), it requires exercise. I like to use the analogy of running. If you do it often, then you can just go right into it. If you do it less often and go into it, you'll feel it later. If you never do it, then it will be difficult to even attempt. Of course, it's more complicated than running. It's the manipulation of one's full biomass as well as nearby energy (as mass is just another form of energy). It sounds difficult and strange, but that's because it's not natural to you. I imagine explaining how a bird flies to someone who has never seen a bird would have the same effect. If you walk away with one thing, just keep in mind that you can't judge what you don't know based on the standards of what you know. It's okay to not know things. Literally everyone has to live with it, even if most are in denial.