The following is a symptom of the "flight-or-fight" response to acute stress:
Beating fast, heart racing, often palpable
Blood pressure soaring
Racing fast breathing
digestion slows
Sweaty palms. Stress causes extreme heat in the body. No sweat to cool the body down, we will spontaneously ignite!
dry mouth
tense muscles
Blood clot faster
Glucose and fats pour into the blood to provide energy for all actions that occur in the body
mind rushes
Irrational fear and anxiety
Stress, disturbance and disease:
Long-term and unmanaged stress can cause and aggravate the following:
High blood pressure
heart disease
Allergies, hives, fever
asthma
migraine
Irritable bowel syndrome
eczema
psoriasis