Our brains are not wired to passively accept alarming challenges. When unanticipated stressors arise, the brain goes into “red alert” mode and the body reacts with a hormonal stress response, continually sending surges of cortisol that can affect your overall health. The brain reacts to stress by triggering physical responses such as elevated blood pressure, faster breathing, and a pounding heart. Since this is not healthy in the long term, the human brain has developed one of its most remarkable skills: adaptation. Over time, the brain adapts to situations that might at first seem tragic or
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