Most people know that being under stress has damaging effects on their health. In fact, studies made by major scientific laboratories have concluded that being under stress is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes.
Some of the more common symptoms of being under undue stress include headaches, nervous and muscle tension, high blood pressure, depression and fatigue. Stress is simply the way a person’s body reacts to difficult and challenging circumstances, stemming from personal or marital problems, financial problems, work problems (including being relocated or let go from a position) and problems dealing with health. When a person in under stress his body is automatically reacting by either withdrawing or escaping from the unpleasant situation.
Stress that results in high blood pressure can cause damage to blood vessels due to ‘micro-tears’ to their walls due to increased blood flow. The healing of these vessel walls results in the forming of scar tissue that causes restriction on blood flow and subsequent blockage and heart attacks.
More than 40% of all American adults suffer from some form of stress, and between 75 and 90% of all doctor visits result from conditions brought on by stress. A great deal of problems occurring at work, including work accidents originate from being under stress.
As a person gets older, the effects of chronic stress eventually take their toll on other debilitating conditions such as arthritis. This is another reason why some people tend to “age” sooner than others.
There are ways in which a person can cope with the effects of being under stress. These include maintaining a positive attitude, getting enough rest and sleep, eating more healthy and well balanced meals, exercising properly and learning good relaxation techniques (meditation, yoga, etc.), being less aggressive and more assertive, and simply learning to accept things that cannot be changed.
One should try to avoid smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol and medications to reduce the effects of stress. These will only help to worsen the overall effects of stress and make one dependent on them as well.
Stress is not something we are forced to live with. It can be managed and controlled if the proper efforts, and resolutions, are made and applied.
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