How stressed do you feel right now? What are you stressed about? This week, we go through the definition of stress (beyond psychological stress) and what happens to our body when a stress response is triggered. We also cover the potentially silent and harmful effects of stress, especially prolonged stress, and ways to manage your stress.

TLDR: Following a distress signal in the brain, the fight or flight response is activated to help us deal with the stress, however, prolonged or excessive stress responses may have harmful effects on the body

Links:

https://www.healthline.com/health/stress#management

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145855#definition

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