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STRESS
Stress helps you stay energetic, focused, and alert
when functioning properly. In emergency situations,
stress can also save your life by giving you extra
strength to protect yourself. A great example is when
you slam on the brakes to avoid an accident.
It’s important to learn how to become aware of when
your stress levels are out of control. Stress can
Stress is the body’s natural defense creep up on you fast. It even begins to feel normal.
against predators and danger. It Stress affects the mind, body, and behavior in so
flushes the body with larger quantities many ways, and everyone experiences it differently.
of cortisol, adrenaline, and Large amounts of stress can lead to serious mental
noradrenaline to prepare systems to and physical health problems and can also effect on
either to stay and fight or to get away your relationships at home, work, and school.
as fast as possible. This is known as
the “fight-or-flight” mechanism.
