Chronic stress doesn't just wear you down mentally, it actually changes your brain. 馃 When stress becomes constant, your body keeps pumping out cortisol, the hormone meant to help you handle short bursts of pressure. But when it never turns off, things start to break down. Memory gets foggier. Focus slips. Your amygdala, the brain's fear center, becomes more reactive, while the prefrontal cortex, the part responsible for emotional control and decision-making, starts communicating with it less e
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Chronic stress doesn't just wear you down mentally, it actually changes your brain. 馃 When stress becomes constant, your body keeps pumping out cortisol, the hormone meant to help you handle short bursts of pressure. But when it never turns off, things start to break down. Memory gets foggier. Focus slips. Your amygdala, the brain's fear center, becomes more reactive, while the prefrontal cortex, the part responsible for emotional control and decision-making, starts communicating with it less e
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