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Toxic Stress

▪ If stress chemicals are released too often and the

body does not have time to recover, they can

become set permanently on high.

▪ This is called ‘toxic stress’. Toxic Stress

▪ When this happens, the body stays on high alert.

It becomes difficult for the person to feel calm

or to focus properly.

▪ The stressor may be too big to manage,

even if the person has quite strong skills.

They may react in big ways to very little things.