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Manage, stress, anything that creates a demand on our physical, mental or emotional resources will

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produce some amount of stress, making a stress and avoidable part of life, just like with our emotions.

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The goal is not to eliminate stress from our lives, but to learn how to manage it effectively, study

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revealed.

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There is a common stress response, regardless of the source of the stress.

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It doesn't matter whether we are being chased by an alligator or giving a speech.

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The sympathetic nervous system will engage to help us meet the challenge.

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You can think of the Brittian as occurring when your cortex thinks an abstract negative thought and

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manages to convince the rest of the brain that this is as real as a physical stressor.

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We handle short term stress really well.

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Our body mounts a response.

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We deal with the situation and our parasympathetic nervous system eases us back down to our baseline.

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However, when the stress goes on and on, our body and the brain become worn down.

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The cumulative effects of long term stress include impaired function of the immune system, digestive

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and cardiac problems, and psychological illness.

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In addition to the long term effects of chronic stress, it's simply not enjoyable to live in a constant

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state of high alert.