Why is our stress system more suited for “getting attacked by lions” than modern financial worries?
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The most ELI5 way of putting it: the human body is designed for acute stress, chronic stress is harmful.
The human body uses certain chemicals, like cortisol and adrenaline, to prepare itself for stressful situations. We are designed to sustain acute spikes of these chemicals, their chronic presence in our systems is harmful at a multitude of different levels, creating stress-related problems.
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