Stress can cause mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms. When these are not recognized and the cause of the stress is not addressed, this can lead to stress-related illnesses. The following article will look at these illnesses and help you understand them in the context of stress management.

Aches and pains

Feeling stressed is often accompanied by aches and pains in the body. They may not have an obvious physical explanation, and sometimes the pain can travel from one area of ​​the body to the next. It is important to have them checked out by a doctor to make sure they are only stress related and do not need physical therapies etc.

Arthritis and other inflammation or irritation in the body are also common signs of stress. That’s where the phrase comes from: ‘This stress is giving me a rash’. Dermatitis and other ‘itis’ (inflammations) are the body’s way of coping with stress.

Digestive problems

Stress and specifically shock has a direct impact on the stomach. Stressed people often have two reactions, either they don’t eat enough or they eat too much. Comfort foods, which are often high in fat or sugar, are less healthy and rob the body of energy. In general, digestive problems with no apparent physical cause are frequent symptoms of stress.

Headaches and migraines

Most of the headaches and migraines experienced are stress related. They occur in connection with muscle tensions that build up from dealing with stress, which often accumulates in the neck and back.

Heart attack and high blood pressure

The physical body under stress reacts with elevated blood pressure. Just like any athlete who participates in a physical activity needs to have intermediate rest phases to be able to compete at the maximum, so do we, to avoid exhaustion. If the stress level is continuously above the normal level of stress resistance, this can lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body and high blood pressure increases the stress on the walls of the blood vessels, which can burst and cause a stroke. The subsequent stress on the heart increases the chances of a heart attack.

Depression

Ongoing uncontrolled stress can lead to depression, which is when the body is so exhausted that it can’t even keep up with day-to-day activities like shopping, taking care of oneself, etc.

Apparently 75% of all doctor visits are stress related. Understanding the effects of stress and applying ways to manage stress is, in today’s society, inevitable.