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Acute stress is good (adrenaline -> fight or flight), chronic stress is bad. So, worrying about money or being fired or <insert real life problem> all day ever
by Swizec 10y ago
Acute stress is good (adrenaline -> fight or flight), chronic stress is bad.
So, worrying about money or being fired or <insert real life problem> all day every day will wear you down and limit your ability to reason. There's not much brainpower left over. This is why it's, for example, difficult to be super productive at work when you're going through a divorce or dealing with a breakup. And why it's never a good idea to launch a new product while moving house.
But, going bungee jumping or downhill mountain biking or racing cars or just driving too fast on the freeway. That's relaxing. Gives you focus, gets you away from the chronic stressors and into the immediate. Wonderful.
- eeZah7Ux 10y ago> Acute stress is good (adrenaline -> fight or flight) citation needed
- erikbye 10y agoAcute stress keeps you alive. It's a response to esp. novel and potentially harmful events. Its effects on cortisol/insulin -> diabetes however, seems to be contentious.
- aivosha 10y agohttps://www.amazon.ca/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Stress-Related/dp/0805073698 https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Stress-Related/...
- simosx 10y agoThe purpose of stress is to quickly adapt the body to survive a fight. A set of changes happen to the body. For example, the blood becomes thicker in order to clot faster when you are bleeding. However, with chronic stress, this can cause thrombosis. Under stress, the stomach stops the digestion so that the energy goes into running to flee the danger. With chronic stress, your stomach is messed up and you get all sort of indigestion. And so on. Many examples of changes that have a simple explanation but are hazardous in chronic stress situations. For reference, read the Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers or anything by Robert Sapolsky.
- eeZah7Ux 10y agoIn the context of the article it looked like "Acute stress is good" was referring to episodes of acute stress on the workplace.