20220923 : stress
I was having a chat recently with a good friend of mine and we we talking about "stress". I thought about it afterwards and some thoughts came up: One of the most widely used factors for contemporary diseases is "stress" (along with lifestyle). I often wondered for a very very long time - what does it mean. Generally I knew that something we were doing was not right, but I didn't know what it was . After many years, I found out the definition. (It may not be entirely right, but it is how I have understood it). Basically, when we are in anxiety (mostly caused by fear - real or imagined), the body releases hormones to support the "fight or flight" response. (It's a very primitive and helpful response to safeguard us and we can't stop it). In primitive days, we would actually "fight or flight" and the extra hormones would be used up. However, in today's world, we don't "fight or flight", instead go back angry and mumbl