How Stress Affects Us

Stress is something we all experience in our daily lives. While we often think stress is a bad thing, some stress can be good for us, such as when we sense danger and run away from it. The moment the body senses something stressful, it immediately triggers a series of events to help us handle the stress. However, if our bodies are responding to stress all the time, it can be hard on our overall health. Therefore, it is important to maximize time spent exposing ourselves to “good” stress, minimize exposure to “bad” stress, and provide ourselves with lots of time to recover from any bad stress we might experience. Understanding how our bodies respond to stress and what conditions are best for our overall health is important for making healthy life choices.