WHAT IS STRESS?

 WHAT IS STRESS?

 Stress can be defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. Stress is your body's response to anything that requires attention or action.

Stress can be of any type either acute stressor chronic stress. These describe the difference between the little stresses that we experience on daily basis and the more severe stress builds hen you exposed to stressful situation  for longer period.  

Everyone experience stress to some degree the way you respond to stress however, make a big difference to over wellbeing.

The lower brain structure secretes a stress hormone. The stress hormone signals the adrenal glands to secrete adrenaline.  This causes the muscles to tense, the heart to beat faster and the liver to send out sugar to be used in the muscles.

 Signs of stress

STRESS can be short term or long term. Both can lead to variety of signs and symptoms. Some common signs include.

• Change in mood 
• Clammy and sweaty palms 
• Decreased sex derive 
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty sleeping 
• Digestive problems
• Dizziness
• Feeling anxious 
• Frequent sickness
• Grinding teeth 
• Headaches
• Low energy
• Muscle lesion, especially in the neck and shoulders
• Physical aches and pain
• Racing heart beat 
• Trembling 

It is not easy to recognize stress. There are few thing you can watch for.

 

Physiological signs

• difficulty in concentrating 
• worrying 
• anxiety 

Emotional signs 

• angry
• irritated 
• moody or frustrated 

Physical signs 

• high blood pressure
• changes in weight 
• infections 
• changes in menstrual cycle and libido   

Behavioral  signs 

• poor self care
• no time for enjoy 
• relaying on drug
• alcohol cope

                                                

Factors Moderating the Impact of Stress

• Social support 

- Increased immune functioning 

• Optimism 

- More adaptive coping 

- Pessimistic explanatory style 

• Conscientiousness

- Fostering better health habbits

• Autonomic reactivity

- Cardiovascular reactivity to stress

TYPES OF EVENTS CAUSED BY MOST STRESSFULL CONDITIONS 

• Chronic pain, such as lower back pain and neck pain 
• OBESITY it is also the leading cause of many other diseases. Excess level of cortisol, that floods our body during stress, causes fatty deposition around the mid section when the stress becomes chronic.
• DIABETES stress raises the glucose levels of those with type 2 diabetes directly.
• Stress increases the chances of developing anxiety and depression by as much as 80%.
• Stress leads to gastrointestinal disorders like stomach pain. GERD and IBS.
• STRESS  accelerating the aging.

Stress is an illness which cause disasters in your body. In conclusion stress is one of the major cause of health destructions and unhappy life. So try to live happy and make such events in life which reduce your stress.

 

KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY RATHER THAN WAIT TO TREAT THEM WHEN THEY BECOME ILL.

 

 

                                        LIVE HAPPY STAY HEALTHY.