We all are get stressed whether it be from work, school or relationship but with 80% of adult in U.S.A reporting daily stress, and in india 89% population suffer to stress.
What this chronic stress doing to all of us what happen when you stressed everyday within seconds of any stressor?
Your body goes into fight-or-flight mode, first your eyes and ears send information to your amygdala the emotional processing centre of the brain, then from your amygdala the information moves to your hypothalamus which communicates with your autonomic nervous system and adrenal glands, these glands release the bust of the neurotransmitter adrenaline this causes the classic feeling of stress increased the heart rate, increased blood pressure, and faster breathing, the adrenaline also triggers the release of the stress hormone cortisol we always hear about the danger of cortisol but it actually release to protect your brain from the nerve damage associated with trauma within 10 minutes of being stressed behavioural changes likely take place including increase aggressive behaviour around 30 minutes you may became forgetful as stress can decrease long term memory and impair concentration and after days of consistent stress your sex drive likely decrease why from an evolutionary prospective getting out there and meeting would increase the odds of predation so one theory is we may have evolved to decrease our sex drive when stressed to avoid potential threats but after a month’s being stressed your cognitive function will really start to decline, longitudinal study of employees in stressful work environment show increased incidences of depression and poor circulatory health a study on rats showed that six months after being chronically stressed the rats had increased level of anxiety and decrease abilities to navigate a maze this was due to changes in their hippocampus all linked to increased levels of cortisol this highlights that although we know cortisol is meant to protect your brain to trauma long-term exposure to it can be detrimental with all this in mind it’s no surprise that chronic stress has been linked many diseases such as obesity, depression, and heart diseases and suppression of the immune system with increased susceptibility to colds, sleep issue, GI issues, fertility issues, memory problem, and even cancer.
So trying to minimize your stress might be good idea but what can you even do to lower your stress level,
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