All 6 Uses of
adrenaline
in
The Shack
- But the adrenaline rush caused him to over compensate, and in slow motion Mack watched his feet rise up in front of him as if jerked up by some jungle trap.†
Chpt 1. *adrenaline rush = the intense feeling that comes from an increase in the "fight or flight" hormone
- Whether it was God and angels or God and adrenaline, he would never know for sure, but on only his second attempt he succeeded in rolling the canoe over, freeing Josh from his tether.†
Chpt 3.adrenaline = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone
- Overwhelmed with relief and the adrenaline rush of a narrow escape, he began to cry, and then suddenly Kate was sobbing with her arms around his neck, and everyone was laughing and crying and hugging.†
Chpt 3.adrenaline rush = the intense feeling that comes from an increase in the "fight or flight" hormone
- With every mile that he had traveled from Joseph, the memories had come back with adrenaline clarity, and now he was mentally certain that he wanted to go no farther.†
Chpt 5.adrenaline = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone
- Snapping off the safety, he peered intensely into the dark underbrush, trying to see or hear anything that might explain the noise and slow the rush of adrenaline.†
Chpt 5.
- "Have you been with me the entire time?" inquired Mack, a little ramped from the adrenaline rush.†
Chpt 14.adrenaline rush = the intense feeling that comes from an increase in the "fight or flight" hormone
Definition:
“fight or flight” stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)
Doctors are more likely to use the term epinephrine (possibly shortened to epi or EP). Adrenalin as a proper noun without the ending "e" is a trademark name for the same chemical.