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One of our members is at present suffering from an enormous amount of stress.
But what is stress,exactly?
It is Adrenaline! A hormone secreted by the body in response to a threat, a worry, an anxiety, a problem. It increases the heart rate,pulse rate,blood pressure. Body-builders use it all the time!
As they start a "work out" there is a great increase in Adrenaline.It makes the muscles stronger, and bigger! But, after a strenuous work-out in the Gym, the Adrenaline disappears, the body gets rid of it.
The thing to remember about Adrenaline is that we are animals.We are NOT descended from apes! We ARE apes! And, as we are animals, we are "programmed" to produce Adrenaline when faced with any sort of threat. It is a very powerful hormone; and it gives us two choices of action.To stand and fight, or to run away!
Some people will get rid of the Adrenaline by "lashing out", hitting somebody or something. Some will smash crockery,furniture! Some will "run away".
But we, as humans, are now "civilised"; and very often we have no choice! We cannot fight the problem, and we cannot flee! So the Adrenaline builds up in the body; and it stays there! Causing high blood pressure, high anxiety, panic attacks; and many other "ailments" of the body.
And that inability to either fight or flee is what we call stress.It is a serious, and very common, ailment.
It is Adrenaline. And that, dear members, is exactly what stress is.
And the only medical treatment for it are tranquillisers. And they do "ease" stress; but they do not "cure" it!
It is the hazard we face because we are "civilised".