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Anxiety Is Like Exercise Small doses of stress can protect your health. The Atlantic Health July 29, 2024 | 1094 words | ★★★ ★ ☆ Imagine that you just got a bad job evaluation, or learned that your suspicious mole really might be cancer. Your heart races, your chest tightens, your mouth is cottony dry and your skin damp with sweat—all classic physical symptoms of anxiety. Unless you’re one of the Alex Honnolds of the world, the sensation of anxiety is just about universal. But the human body’s consistent response to anxiety actually masks two different psychological (and biological) phenomena. The first—let’s call it “growth anxiety”—occurs in response to challenges that are uncomfortable but manageable. The second—call it “toxic anxiety”—arises from situations that exceed one’s ability to cope. It’s the difference between finding a leak in your basement and losing your house in a hurricane. Growth and toxic anxiety have markedly different effects ………………………………