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Blanca Cobb breaks down body language during a summer of traveling and vacations

Body language expert Blanca Cobb helps us alleviate travel stress.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Vacations are relaxing, but there can be airport stress amid the hustle and bustle of summer travel. In recent weeks, there have been plenty of flight delays. With all the recent delays, some people in the airport might be having tough days.

What can you see in their body language that'll let you know someone's having a rough day? An overlooked body language cue that someone might be having a bad day is the subtleness of pulling back, backing up, or turning away from you. For some people who aren't in a good mood pulling away from others is a way to stay to themselves. It's a way to disengage.

Some people's body language becomes stiff when they're stressed. This means that their movements become rigid and muscles tight.

Voice can become high-pitched for some people when they're stressed. As Saman Javed reported in the Independent, stress can activate the sympathetic nervous system, which releases cortisol and adrenaline. And this release of hormones can cause muscle tension around the vocal cords, which can make someone's voice sound high-pitched.

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