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Feeling stress in your everyday life? Join the

crowd There’s no doubt that we face an enormous

number of stresses in day-to-day living, whether it be

at work, in the home, or anywhere in betweenThe

5 funny thing, though, is as much as we may believe that

the stresses we face are more numerous or severe

than in generations past, people have been living

extremely stressful lives for thousands of years Think

the hunter-gatherers didn't feel the stress of chasing

10 down wild beasts for survival? That our counterparts

from a century ago, struggling through economic

depression, didn't consider theirs to be the "Age of

Anxiety"?

What you might find surpnsing is that, contrary

15 to popular belief, some stress can actually be a good

thing. Stress, when harnessed properly, can have

numerous benefits for the body and mind Occasional

stress can help keep you focused and improve your

recall, which can be a plus when cramming for that

20 test or preparing for an important presentation at work

.But just as with anything else, only so much stress

can actually help. Too much of it over an extended period

of time can make your mind foggy and give you trouble

recalling even the most basic of things Ever wonder

25 how 9-1-1 developed for an emergency? Partly because

under severe stress, research showed people could

only remember three numbers

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