03/07/2024
Continue demystifying and increasing your understanding of stress by exploring what we mean by episodic acute stress, chronic stress and traumatic stress.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ is a frequent, consistent and more damaging than acute stress due to its link with panic attacks, headaches and muscle discomfort.
๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ is perceived as persistent, overwhelming and as not having an end. It can be caused by several factors such as health issues, lack of support, abuse and caregiving obligations just to name a few.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ is linked to being exposed to events outside what is accepted as โdaily human experienceโ: emotionally painful and intense. Witnessing such an event may become the source of traumatic stress.