How Stress Makes You Sick
Most of us don’t run from tigers on a daily basis, but we deal with plenty of stress. Whether it’s traffic, work deadlines, financial insecurity, or finding childcare, these perceived threats to our safety and wellbeing kick our body into the stress response. You might think of the stress response as an alarm system, a protective physiological process that prepares us to run for safety or stand and fight. Being on high alert all the time is, simply, exhausting.