Stress means differently to different people, but medical research has shown that our body responds to each situation in a remarkably similar way. For example: when you are crossing the road and a vehicle suddenly approaches you from nowhere how would you feel?

You would probably experience a sudden surge of energy through your body, activating your muscles, and by a reflex action you jump to safety. This physical stress response is simply gearing up your body for immediate action.

Triggered by a small but extremely important region in the centre of the brain called the hypothalamus, the body automatically.

All the reactions are automatic and quick so as to save time. If you were to think about how to react, the vehicle would have knocked you down.

Behaviourally, this is manifested largely as the fight (confrontation) or flight (escape or avoidance) response.
Fortunately, most of the time the stress response is short-lived. Once the stressor is out of the way, we experience a sense of relief. Unfortunately in our present life circumstances, there are stressors after stressor plaguing us.

If we do not allow time for the body to regain its state of equilibrium, we will remain in a state of heightened tension instead. This can adversely affect our concentration, and impair our ability to function efficiently.

Prolonged stress can also cause damage to our body, resulting in physical illness