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How to use the word stressor in a Sentence?

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It is said that the best horses lose when they compete with slower ones and win against better rivals. Undercompensation from the absence of a stressor, inverse hormesis -absence of challenge- degrades the best of the best.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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2 months ago

I also recommend keeping a notebook next to the bed, then when people wake up in the middle of the night, (they should) write down what comes to mind first. It could be they heard a bird or they had to pee or they had some stressor on their mind. And that may be a focus for when they meditate or do something mindful.

Andrew Freeman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you feel like you're in control of the stressor, then there aren't these toxic brain changes, if you feel out of control it leads to chemical changes in the prefrontal cortex that weakens the connections, and over time actually erode those connections away.

Amy Arnsten

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You had more of those cells, and they were activated more in the next stressor, which helped the animal cope better. So we've shown that some stress can be beneficial for you.

Daniela Kaufer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If the worry is intrusive beyond the stressor, that's anxiety, if the sadness is a mood that you can't shift beyond the situation, that's depression.

Cynthia Ackrill

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's the first time in 16 years I kind of mentioned this inside, it almost felt like we were deployed again. It was fun. We're all away from our normal homes. It's just the guys. We've got to tell our stories freely and laugh and joke. And it was great. … The biggest thing for me was every stressor I have in my everyday life was gone for the last 72 hours. And I just it was like a reset. It felt great. I don't know. I felt like I was 22 years old. It was fun.

Lima Company

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Mild dehydration can be a physical stressor to the body.

Melissa Majumdar

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Burnout can be any sort of stressor -- it doesn't necessarily have to be work, it can be personal stress, home or family tension. It's anyone who is chronically stressed and who suffers from chronic exhaustion.

Parveen Garg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

They provide support not just for kids but patients of all ages. They normalize the environment, that's usually the first and biggest stressor, just a new environment -- medical equipment everywhere, doctors.

Mischa Peterson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

With the shutdown and people having trouble putting food on the table, I'm worried this is an additional stressor, we are the ones that are suffering.

John Kostelnik

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Any kind of stressor can cause your period to become off, but when the stressful issueis resolved, your cycleshould return to normal.

Mary Rosser

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

When you’re happy and healthy, you’re more productive, but for people who are high anxiety, monitoring every little thing becomes a stressor.

Mary Ellen Rose

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Being a sniper is in fact different than just being infantry, it's an added stressor as everyone expects more from you. Or that every sniper should be able to perform at Hollywood level because they saw Mark Wahlberg in 'Shooter.'.

Louis Bravo

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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