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High-Tension Living

Meaning

High-Tension Living describes a chronic, sustained state of elevated psychological, emotional, or physical stress that significantly overtaxes the body’s allostatic load and adaptive capacity. This lifestyle is characterized by constant perceived threat, inadequate recovery, and persistent sympathetic nervous system dominance. Clinically, this state is a primary driver of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation, leading to downstream imbalances in cortisol, thyroid hormones, and sex hormones, accelerating the biological aging process.