"Stress baking" is often dismissed as a quirky coping mechanism or procrastination. But psychologists and occupational therapists view it differently. They see it as a legitimate form of sensory regulation.

Spiking your blood sugar with sweet carbs triggers a subsequent crash (reactive hypoglycaemia), which forces your body to release Cortisol and Adrenaline to bring levels back up. You are literally chemically inducing stress before 10 AM.