# Anxiety and sweating

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-and-sweating/592353>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-and-sweating/592353 "2011-08-11T17:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-and-sweating/592353/1 "2011-08-11T17:04:53Z")

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Why does being nervous make one sweat?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anxiety-and-sweating/592353/2 "2011-08-11T19:12:23Z")

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Just a WAG:  
Something is making you nervous, triggering the human fight-or-flight response. Your body is preparing for that (either one) by increasing it’s cooling process, to counteract the expected heat from fighting or flighting.