Soothe your stress
The unprecedented unfolding of 2020 has resulted in a roller coaster of negative emotions for many of us. If you’re feeling low as a result, you’re not alone – nearly half of all British adults experienced high levels of anxiety during lockdown.
GP Dr Folusha Oluwajana says: ‘It’s normal to be stressed and scared during a crisis but the way we deal with these feelings can have huge effects on our mental health.
When our brains decide that a stressful event is occurring, the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated; known as fight or flight response, to keep the body at a steady state of equilibrium. In response to a stress, the brain stimulates this part of the nervous system, which then activates the adrenal glands.’
On a physical level, fight or flight results in
