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When stress affects your immune system but you can't stop being stressed

My doctor says my constant infections might be from stress but when I try to relax I just think about all the reasons I'm stressed and it makes everything worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's honest response to genuine threats becomes pathologized when those threats cannot be resolved.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The immune system — how it works and how to support it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.