1. A woman’s hormonal system works like a hypersensitive sensor - even tiny tension causes an instant cortisol spike. Scientists found that the female hypothalamus reacts to stress three times faster than the male one. The body “ignites” not from hysteria, but from survival instinct: the hormone surge becomes a shield protecting her from overload. 2. When a woman hears “calm down,” her body reads it as a threat. To the brain it means her feelings were dismissed, so it intensifies the reaction. T