Basics of stress management
Learn to cope with stress and to avoid it alltogether.
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Learn to cope with stress and to avoid it alltogether.
The most common causes of stress
External stressors activate your body’s sympathetic nervous system, which in turn activates your body’s response to perceived threats. This is called the fight-or-flight response, and the name is quite descriptive.
The body compromises on several secondary functions and blood flow is diverted to the large muscles and the parts of the brain where rapid decision-making and sensory perception occur. No precious energy or time is devoted to slow and analytical th