A girl in a brown jacket looking nervous by a chain link fence
Why Do We Sweat When Nervous?

What causes stress sweating?

In a nutshell, our sweat glands. And we’ve got two types: apocrine and eccrine.

When we get stressed, the larger apocrine glands – mainly in the armpits and groin – start producing sweat.

But stressful situations also cause our heart rate to increase, which gets adrenaline flowing around our body. That causes additional sweat from our eccrine glands, which are concentrated in our hands, forehead and feet.

Why Do We Sweat When Nervous?

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