| Chronic stress can cause many things to go awry | | | | perspiration...from the skin. |
| with the body, including hives. | | | | Yes. Aside from environmental influences that may |
| From a physiological perspective, the stress response, | | | | trigger the stress response, hives have also been |
| or the "fight or flight" response, is actually a very | | | | linked as a reaction to emotional stress. |
| fascinating part of how our brain functions. | | | | When stressed, the body naturally releases a cascade |
| The fight or flight response is the automatic alert | | | | of hormones to prepare the body for fight or flight. |
| system of our brain and its main function is to help us | | | | Each hormone has its own function on that survival |
| survive...to protect us. This system gets activated in | | | | mission. For reasons less unknown, in some people, |
| response to a stressor. Its stress response is the | | | | there are too many stress chemicals and hormones |
| bodies way of adapting to something that has | | | | released and it creates a hormone imbalance. |
| happened...a way to adapt to the stressors of life. | | | | It is that hormone imbalance that can create stress |
| The stress response is a response to a stressor. | | | | hives. |
| Hives are usually experienced as red or white bumps | | | | When the cascade of hormones subsides...or, the body |
| on top of the skin, itchy, or a sting. What is known | | | | comes back into balance...the hives disappear. |
| about hives is that they usually appear suddenly, but | | | | There are many unknowns as to why emotional |
| how long they last is less certain. Some hives | | | | stress can cause hives. It is theorized that hives from |
| disappear just as quickly as they appeared, and some | | | | emotional stress are linked to the negative effects that |
| may last for weeks. | | | | stress has on the immune system of the body. |
| Just as with many conditions that are brought on by | | | | Often the specific cause of hives cannot be identified, |
| chronic stress, most people do not realize that our skin | | | | and the remedies can vary from person to person. |
| is an organ. And, its basic job is to protect us from | | | | Regardless of the stressor that has triggered your |
| environmental stressors like bacteria and infection. For | | | | hives, a good suggestion is to practice whatever |
| many, hives are an allergic reaction to something | | | | stress relaxation techniques work best for you. |
| experienced in the environment. | | | | Bringing the body back into balance can also facilitate |
| One reason skin sweats is to eliminate toxins...through | | | | healing and help to reduce hives. |