Posted by alexandra_k on January 8, 2015, at 14:40:46
In reply to Re: Focussing on stress levels, posted by Twinleaf on January 7, 2015, at 21:03:24
I'm not sure if this helps you, or not, but I've found some stuff on cortisol levels and intense exercise / over training. Sometimes people train so hard they fall into depression. It could be a similar physiological response, so it might be worth taking a look at some of that literature.
One thing that I've found sort of interesting is about how some athletes track their body temperature as a proxy for cortisol levels. The idea being that if they take their temperature at the same time every day then over time they can check if there is something abnormal for them - and ease off their training / take it easy accordingly. To prevent things deteriorating.
Might be worth following up on.
I suspect something like this has gone on for me. With years of stress response when I was growing.
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