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No one can deny that the past two years or so have been especially overwhelming. What with the pandemic and the ongoing worry over climate change, it’s easy to be consumed with concern for the future. Additionally, we encounter stress in our usual day to day lives, regardless of any overarching external factors. In today’s blog, we talk about how this reaction comes to be, why it can be a helpful response, and what to do when it stops being beneficial. What’s more, we impart some methods on how to relieve and relax your mind and body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Stress?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. Biologically speaking, it is an organism’s response to a “stressor” such as an environmental condition. In humans and most mammals, it offsets our “fight-or-flight” response. Thus, our bodies dedicate energy to more relevant body systems that adapt to the threat at hand. Meanwhile, other nervous systems work to return the body to its neutral position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, this response helps our bodies adjust to new situations and keeps us alert, motivated, and ready to avoid danger. However, this becomes a problem when “stressors” continue with periods of relief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Types<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Biologically, there are five types of stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Acute Time-Limited.<\/strong> A short-term challenge such as a natural disaster or a major accident.<\/li>
  2. Brief Naturalistic. <\/strong>An event that is normal but nevertheless challenging.<\/li>
  3. Stressful Event Sequence.<\/strong> Stressor that occurs and then continues to yield stress into the immediate future. <\/li>
  4. Chronic.<\/strong> Exposure to a long-term stressor such as being a caregiver. This is when permanent changes to a persons physiological, emotional, and behavioural responses occur. <\/li>
  5. Distant. <\/strong>A stressor that is not immediate. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The Effects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Long-term exposure to stress without relief can result in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n