The effects of stress on you
can be enormous
To find out just how far reading they can be keep reading. The effects of stress can go from minor muscular tics to headaches and forgetfulness to poor relationships to heart attack and of even death. Stress is NOT something to be ignored then!! - but how do you know if you suffer? Physical results of stress include; muscle tension and headaches and tiredness ... Physiological effects include; raised blood pressure, adrenal burnout... Health impacts of stress include; regularly ill, hypertension, stomach upset at a minor level ... Lifestyle changes due to stress include; anxiety, fear, loss of job, loss of friends, feel you cannot cope so shut self away and won't go out ... The long-term results of severe stress are BAD; Ignore stress at your peril, the problems compound and the effects can include loss of friends, restricted lifestyle, angina, heart attack, stroke, depression, nervous breakdown, cancer, loss of job, even early death. So it is fair to say that the effects of stress can be measured in every organ of your body and every aspect of your life, yet many people do not attribute these effects and their symptoms to stress. Check yourself by observing when the
symptoms
and effects occur in relation to activities in your life - keep a diary and look for patterns.
Visit your doctor immediately if you are concerned about any of the above effects and you feel you are showing symptoms of stress to check there is no illness/ physiological cause involved. Doctors now recognise the huge and wide impact that stress has so relax and don't be surprised if their diagnosis confirms stress if a physiological/ disease related cause is ruled out.
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