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The stress response and as well as the relaxation response do not have on and off switches and the nerves that cause these responses stay active and the responses can grow stronger over time. You can think of the stress response like an accelerator pedal in your car and the relaxation as a break pedal. [...]

Your stress response can significantly affect heart and blood pressure. One of the effects of the Fight or Flight response is to tighten the peripheral arteries on the surface of the body. This is to prepare your body for possible injury and give you a better chance of survival if you are physically hurt. But, [...]

It is possible that physical trauma which can be termed a stressor initially contributed to your foot pain, I am sure you have already discussed the causes of your foot pain with your doctor. You may now want to be alert to the possibility that the pain from your injury may be a stressor that [...]

Basically neurosis is an old generalized term that relates to emotional health and it means that somebody is suffering from some degree of emotional pain caused by distortions of thinking. You can say that depression or anxiety is a form of neurosis but you can also say that almost everyone suffers from neurosis of one [...]

No, we don’t believe this is true. We have very effective ways to handle stress that involve identifying the sources of stress and then learning how to reverse the stress response. Share and Enjoy: