Stress, Anxiety, Irritability and Poor Ability to Adapt to Stress): The nerve system is the window through which we view the world and through which we express ourselves. Going through life with an irritated nerve system is analogous to driving a car at night with a foggy windshield, and you know how stressful, irritating and draining that can be! Have you ever heard someone say “that grates on my nerves?”  Well, when one or many stimuli in your environment irritate, or over stimulate your nerve system without it having a chance to refract (have a quiet phase), you will experience irritability, possibly feel anxious for no particular reason and your ability to adapt to any more stress will be compromised.   Chiropractic care’s main objective is to lessen or remove irritation to the nerve system.  Our work allows the nerve system to wind down.  In fact, often, during and after receiving care a patient is heard to sigh, …a sigh of relief of irritation and tension.  By teaching our patients what they each personally need to do to prevent and remove irritation to their nerve systems, they can then keep themselves aligned in such a way so as to improve their ability to adapt to day to day stressors, helping prevent irritability.