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Visit Blinkest.com slash Deepak. Today we will discuss the modern epidemic of chronic stress. These are everyday hassles.

You know, you get stuck in a traffic jam and somebody blows the horn at you and then you point the

finger at him and then he gets enraged and we all get into road rage. That is very destructive and totally unnecessary.

Or somebody you're standing at the grocery store and somebody cuts the line and

goes ahead of you and you get all, you know, messed up.

And you don't say anything but your blood pressure goes up and your heart rate speeds up

and you start to sweat and your pupils die late and you want to

kill the person. That's a really abnormal misuse of a protective response.

Chronic stress can occur. of a protective response.

Chronic stress can occur due to minor hassles.

Somebody says something mean to you,

or you interpret that they are mean to you,

or your boss criticizes you at work or

ignores you or your friend doesn't return your phone call and you think they're mad at you when you start to ruminate

over that or you haven't slept well. I mean as simple as that you know you haven't slept well you feel fatigued and you

feel stressed or your diet is inflammatory or you overeat or you don't eat enough or you don't exercise you sit on

the couch and watch TV all day.

Or you have very little social interaction,

you're on the internet all the time,

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