Our bodies still respond to stress just as they did centuries ago, rooted in evolutionary survival mechanisms.
Stress in the Past
Our stress response evolved for life-or-death threats. Spotting a predator would accelerate our heart rate, flooding the body with adrenaline to fuel fight or flight—greatly enhancing survival chances.
Stress Today
Modern triggers like a vague text saying 'we need to talk,' mounting workloads, traffic jams, bills, or social pressures aren't true dangers. Yet, we trigger the same intense physiological reaction as our ancestors faced with wild animals.
Our rapidly changing world outpaces the slow evolution of our brains and bodies. Reputable outlet De Volkskrant breaks this down in the video below, drawing on established evolutionary biology insights.
