When you are stressed, your body produces stress hormones the trigger the “fight or flight” response. Your heart rate increases, your breath quickens, Your body will use glucose so that your muscles will be ready to flee the stress. Having this “fight or flight” response wreaks havoc on your health.
Head: Stress triggers tension headaches. You might be prone to depression and anxiety. Chronic stress may lead to mood issues. Chronic stress can lead to insomnia that results in fatigue and irritability. Without adequate sleep, you may have poor concentration and may result in poor function in school and work.
Heart: your heart will pump faster due to the fight or flight response to stress. Stress can raise your blood pressure that results in heart disease.
High Blood Sugar: When you are chronically stressed, your body releases glucose into the bloodstream that puts you at higher risk for type two diabetes.
Immune System: Chronic stress weekends the immune system that leads you to become vulnerable to infections.
Lungs: When you are stressed you will increase the breathing that can lead you to have shortness of breath. The muscles in your body feel tense.
Gastrointestinal: You may have stomach aches, nausea, vomiting, constipation due to stress. You may have chronic heartburn and ulcers. This may result in weight loss. You may end up having vitamin deficiency in your body.
Fertility Issues: hormones can change your menstrual cycle and your reproductive system is affected. Chronic stress affects both men and women that result in infertility issues. Chronic stress can also result in low sex drive due to fatigue. Erectile dysfunction leads to low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety.
Muscles: Due to chronic stress your muscles are tensed which can lead to back pain and headaches.
Stress is a normal part of life. Excessive stress and chronic stress will affect the mental, physical, emotional aspects of your life. Chronic stress May lead you to feel overwhelmed. You may have irritability, depression, insomnia due to stress.
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