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What stress does to the body

What stress does to the body

We all go through stressful states from time to time. They can be set off by ordinary everyday events tied to family or work, and by grave life situations too - a bleak diagnosis, the illness or death of someone close, disasters, fires, floods. Yes, stress is vital for quick, short-lived responses - "Freeze - fight or flight".

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What psychosomatics is, in plain words: history, causes, examples

What psychosomatics is, in plain words: history, causes, examples

Many people live a healthy life, eat properly, do sport, are emotionally stable — and still cannot call themselves healthy. And questions arise: why? how come? Many times I have seen situations in which all the tests, all the possible examinations and check-ups have been done and all the doctors say with one voice that everything is fine, while the person is ill, complains, suffers. Seventy years ago no one spoke or thought about psychosomatics, although it was known back in antiquity — “psycho”, the soul, and “soma”, the body,

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Why it is worth turning others down — and how to say the word “no” properly

Why it is worth turning others down — and how to say the word “no” properly

Many people complain that they find it hard to say the word “no”. They do not want to upset their partner, they agree to everything all the time, and if they do refuse someone, they let themselves be talked into changing their mind, because they feel an unbearable sense of guilt.How often do you answer “yes” to someone's request, even when carrying it out demands a certain “sacrifice” from you? How often do you regret it and get angry with yourself for not being able to say “no”? How often do you say “yes” out of fear of looking bad in

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