Posted by Alara on October 25, 2002, at 21:53:07
In reply to Re: What is the difference between anxiety and stress?, posted by linkadge on October 25, 2002, at 19:23:49
Isn't it funny that we all have closely-related, yet different, personal definitions of stress?
I have always thought of stress as the CNS response (adrenalin rush) to external stimuli. (It's the trigger which braces our muscles for either a fight or a flight response.)
For me, anxiety results if I can't deal with the flood of adrenalin, instead allowing it to build up in my system. It is exacerbated by intense rumination over past/future events (eg; Turalizz's example about worrying over the company visit).
I see stress as the temporary set of conditions or trigger. Anxiety is the sometimes chronic condition which results.
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