I have lost track of how many times I've had to go days with little to no sleep while on deployments or other military work related issues. It certainly messes with your body chemistry, sometimes permanently. I have been out of that environment for many, many years now but I still suffer from the after effects to this day. Your anecdote about spacing out with the dog reminded me of similar instances when I was a lot younger. Pretty scary.
I have lost track of how many times I've had to go days with little to no sleep while on deployments or other military work related issues. It certainly messes with your body chemistry, sometimes permanently. I have been out of that environment for many, many years now but I still suffer from the after effects to this day. Your anecdote about spacing out with the dog reminded me of similar instances when I was a lot younger. Pretty scary.
Cortisol (too much of, I mean) is really harmful. I lived with cortisol overload for years and it wreaked havoc on my body. Fantastic article.
Stress is definitely wearing us out, and we need to start fixing it. We can move to a 4-day workweek and add years to our lives.