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Learning about stress






































                                                                                                                                                                            I explained that, if stress chemicals get too high in the



















                                                                                                                                                                            body day after day, it can mean stress chemicals do not




















                                                                                                                                                                            go back down. They stay up high all the time.






























                                                                                                                                                                                                            If our stress stays up high day after day, it can



















                                                                                                                                                                                                            change what we call our ‘Balance of Life’.  Our




















                                                                                                                                                                                                            balance can become skewed towards vulnerability.

























                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          When our Balance of Life is




















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          skewed towards vulnerability we




















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          can get worried and upset more



















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          easily. We can find it harder to




















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          stay calm when things go wrong



















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          for us. We are more likely to get




















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          prickly very easily.































                                 The good news is that we can do something about it.



















                                 We can reset our Balance of Life by working at reducing our cortisol




















                                 levels.
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