The effects on the sweat glands

The effects on the sweat glands

When someone is going through anxiety, depression or other stress related problems they may sweat a lot, even without exertion or heat. The body overheats to the increased metabolic rate, so the sweat glands produce large amounts of sweat to cool the body down. The extreme sweating can happen at any time, even during the night, and it might seem excessive.

Because we have gone into the fight and flight response, and because we are producing more adrenaline and other hormones our body is fooled into believing that we need to sweat. We start thinking more and assessing whether we are in danger or not.

When someone is going through stress they may sweat even if it is a freezing cold day, this adds to the confusion when it is nothing to worry about. This is a natural reaction of the body, and there is a need to learn to control the fight and flight responses.

Some people do not sweat. The sweat will only go on as long as the person is going through their stress.

Once the person is relaxed and settled, they will find that the sweat will go away. It is caused by the fight and flight responses, and learning how to control them will also control the nerves that sends the signals for our responses throughout the whole body.

The effects on the sweat glands written by Andrew Murphy 5 April 2009

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