Most of us live in states of chronic stress today and this is having a negative impact on our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, decreasing the quality of our lives. (evitaochel.com)
In the past there would be acute moments of stress followed by periods of rest but today we are in a constant state of chronic stress with very short periods of rest. (nicolejardim.com)
Hau adds that while the alpha males show higher levels of stress - related hormones in their feces, this might be due to numerous short spikes of acute stress episodes rather than one long, continuous state of chronic stress such as humans low on the totem pole might face. (sciencemag.org)