This is What Stress does with Your body!| How to know that you are stressed?

In today's world, everyone is stressed. Parents worry about family and finances, kids stress about completing assignments, some people worry about passing exams, while others are concerned about their jobs. When someone can't easily handle all these stresses, it leads to anger, frustration, or hopelessness.

When this tension starts to affect both the mind and body, it is termed as stress.

Sometimes, a little stress can be beneficial. It helps in completing tasks like assignments or projects on time. But if this stress continues for a long time, it can be very dangerous for your health. Do not ignore this; it's for your own health and benefit.

Let's understand this in detail. Whenever you are stressed, your body releases a hormone called cortisol, known as the stress hormone. This hormone makes your brain very alert, stiffens your muscles, and changes your heart rate. This is your body's own defense mechanism to deal with stress. However, when stress reaches higher levels, it can cause many diseases such as:

• Obesity
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Heart-related problems
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Acne breakouts
• Menstrual problems, and it can make many other diseases more severe.

So, how can you tell if you are stressed?

When you are stressed, your body gives certain signs that can save you from future health risks, such as:

• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Forgetting things easily
• Frequent body pain
• Stiff neck
• Headaches
• Feeling tired all the time
• Difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much
• Weight gain or loss
• Using alcohol or drugs to feel calm

source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341916/

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