Stress And The Body

Stress and the Body

Stress is the body's reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. Stress is a normal part of life. Many events that happen to you and around you, and many things that you do yourself put stress on your body. The human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. Stress can be positive, giving us adrenaline to keep us alert, but stress can become negative when a person faces many stressful situations without relief between them. As a result, tension from stress builds up. When stress continues to build up it causes distress, a negative stress reaction. Distress can interrupt the body's internal balance causing many health problems.

Research suggests that stress can bring on or worsen certain symptoms or diseases. Chronic stress is known to so the following: Dizziness or a general feeling of "being out of it", general aches and pains, grinding teeth, clenched jaw, headaches, indigestion, increase in or loss of appetite, muscle tension in neck, face or shoulders, problems sleeping, racing heart, cold and sweaty palms, tiredness, exhaustion, trembling/shaking, weight gain or loss, upset stomach, and also sexual difficulties. It has also been found that chronic stress can increase anxiety, causeing panic attacks and also depression.

Many things can be learned from this. Stress is a main contributor

to many health problems peopl around the world face. Many do not realize it though because stress is a natural part of life. Some things that you can do to relieve

stress are to keep a positive

attitude through out the day, keep in mind that there are some things that you can not change, be assertive and not aggressive let your feelings out instead of just getting angry or frustrated, learn and