{"id":4008,"date":"2022-10-10T00:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2022-09-30T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T19:41:57","slug":"stress-and-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/blog\/stress-and-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress and Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress and Anxiety<\/h1>\n

By Dr. Tim Fargo, Chiropractor<\/strong><\/p>\n

I probably don\u2019t need to tell any of you what stress and anxiety are, but I think it fair to say that there is plenty in our world about which you might feel stressed and anxious. We are, arguably, coming out of 2 \u00bd years of a global pandemic. We are experiencing rising costs (inflation) for many of the basic needs in our lives. There are concerns about climate change, the war in Ukraine, and political and societal polarization. Those are just some of the big themes and then, of course, we have the normal work and financial and familial stresses. It is no wonder, then, that stress and anxiety are at an all-time high. I do remember a time that felt more stressful, but that was in 1962 at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years ago.<\/p>\n

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It is important to remember when talking about stress, that anything you perceive as a threat to survival will engage the stress response in your brain. Think \u201cfight\/fight response\u201d when you hear about the stress response. Humans, and all animals, have evolved a means to deal with circumstances that threaten survival. In humans, perceived threats to survival provoke a series of responses in the brain that result in some or all of the following:<\/p>\n