Manage, stress, anything that creates a demand on our physical, mental or emotional resources will
produce some amount of stress, making a stress and avoidable part of life, just like with our emotions.
The goal is not to eliminate stress from our lives, but to learn how to manage it effectively, study
revealed.
There is a common stress response, regardless of the source of the stress.
It doesn't matter whether we are being chased by an alligator or giving a speech.
The sympathetic nervous system will engage to help us meet the challenge.
You can think of the Brittian as occurring when your cortex thinks an abstract negative thought and
manages to convince the rest of the brain that this is as real as a physical stressor.
We handle short term stress really well.
Our body mounts a response.
We deal with the situation and our parasympathetic nervous system eases us back down to our baseline.
However, when the stress goes on and on, our body and the brain become worn down.
The cumulative effects of long term stress include impaired function of the immune system, digestive
and cardiac problems, and psychological illness.
In addition to the long term effects of chronic stress, it's simply not enjoyable to live in a constant
state of high alert.