Second, stress can exhaust the supply of adrenaline by imposing excessive and prolonged demands for this essential hormone. When the emergency subsides, the adrenal system demands time for recovery, and it creates a state of reduced energy, irritability, and low mood I call “postadrenaline depression.” People who have periods of peak demand, for instance, pastors over the weekend when most of their public ministry takes place, succumb to postadrenaline depression on Mondays when their adrenal system