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What does an increase in cortisol feel like in your body? It's ok to be metaphorical or illustrative in your descriptions and to describe individual ways it could feel rather than just a 1 size fits all answer
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Cortisol is the primary stress hormone. An increase in cortisol usually feels stressful or like getting "pumped up" for something. It increases your heart rate and raises blood glucose levels, and it causes blood to flow away from your stomach and into your brain and limbs, which causes the feeling of butterflies in your stomach. Things like realizing you are running late or forgetting an important event can all cause cortisol to increase. When cortisol spikes, your hands get clammy, your breathing quickens, and it can feel as though something bad is going to happen.
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What are the dangers associated with cortisol?