Shmouni states that in the short term, your body's cortisol response is necessary and helpful. However, chronic stress can cause cortisol to remain elevated, which can negatively affect your organs, ...

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Two: Maybe he didn’t have enough cortisol, one of the “fight or flight” hormones, which could cause persistent and dangerously low blood pressure. They would need to check that right away.