All begins with brain as it is responsible for stimulation of hormones in case of stress situations which results in increase of alertness. This is the only reason for not being relaxed and loss of sleep while in stress.
Many stresses are good as well as it gives enough alertness to meet our deadline or any important task in any kind of urgency. However, any good type of stress becomes bad when it persist for longer duration.
As said earlier, in case of a stressful situation, body releases the required hormones and neurotransmitters. Hormones plays an important part in regulation all related physical and physical health systems of our body like mood, metabolism, sexual function and mental functions while neurotransmitters play an important role in regulating all body systems like weight, sleep, pain pleasure and mood. When we are in stressful situation, body releases the hormones and neurotransmitters in a continuous basis which leads to malfunction of the overall response system of the body. This situation is the most dangerous when our body is not able to cope with the situation in case of even normal stress situations and conditions.
Common negative effects on our body:
Heart disease, High Blood pressure, Metabolism malfunction, Weight loss/ Weight gain, Loss of immunity, Pain of any kind, Digestive problems, Sleep disorders, Skin issues, Loss of sex drive, constipation, increased sweating, dry mouth, increased infections etc.
Common negative effects on our mental health:
Anxiety, Anger, forgetfulness, disturbing dreams, feeling of loneliness, loss of feeling of worthiness, difficulty in taking decisions, increased frustration etc.
Common positive effects:
Better responsiveness in situations of sports, better response in case of any incidents to save your own body, alertness to meet your next deadline
We can easily see that any excess of stress can be harmful and needs to be managed or to be taken due medication to reduce it. In today’s world we can’t ignore that stress is a part of our daily life. It’s important to recognize the effects on our body as well as our emotions and mange it effectively.
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