Stress activates the body’s adaptive fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system which responds to “danger”.
When we are experiencing stress, our heart rate increases which may make some of us feel like we’re going to faint or have a panic attack.
However, our heart rate increases to ensure adequate blood supply to our muscles to prepare our bodies in the event that running away from danger is necessary.
These physiological changes in our bodies are temporary, and will leave once we think that we are out of “danger”. Though this may sound simple, it is the main stumbling block that keeps us stressed. Why is that so?
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