Page 9 - Stress,anxiety

body oxygenates your blood efficiently by

increasing your rate of breathing.

Tight neck and shoulders

Think about an animal that feels threatened or is

cornered. To make itself look larger, it hunches its

neck and shoulders. When you feel stressed, you

do the same thing. If you are continually stressed or

anxious, you are consistently contracting these

muscles subconsciously until they become tight and

painful. This muscle tension can also lead to

headaches.

Mind racing

If you are in a dangerous situation, your mind

needs to be able to interpret all the information in

your environment quickly. This increases your

chances of survival. If a bear is threatening you,

you need to know which direction it is coming

from, how fast and if there is a tree to climb or a

weapon near by that you can use to fight it off.

Notice that your mind is racing through the