Stress can cause a range of chemical changes within the body and being aware of these changes can determine how you handle stress. These changes have been described in Hans Selye general adaptation syndrome model which explains how the body reacts a certain way when an event known as a stressor threatens the body’s wellbeing. The first stage is identified as ‘alarm’ as once a stressor is encountered the sympathetic nervous system is activated leading the body to react with the fight or flight response and hormones, cortisol and adrenalin are released to meet the threat or danger. If the stress continues to build the individual goes into stage two which is ‘resistance’. This is where the parasympathetic nervous system returns some physiological
