The Physical Effects of Prolonged Stress
January 28th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
The Physical Effects of a Prolonged Stress
We all experience stress at some point in our lives. In fact, a majority of people experience stress on a daily basis. Say for example, you are getting ready for the office, all of a sudden you discover that cannot find your favorite perfume, so you become anxious, which may lead to an outburst in anger or anxiety depending on your personality type. Although this is not such a big deal but it can lead you to experience any rush of emotions, which could lead to stress. There are many stressors that can significantly influence an individual’s life in many aspects, for example, death of a close one. The experience of stress to some extent is necessary for our survival. But prolonged stress can lead to misfortunes in life.
Do You Have Good Stress vs. Bad Stress in Your Life
If broadly categorized, there are two types of stress – one is ‘good stress’ and the other one is ‘bad stress’. Not all stressors are bad to our existence such as experience of stress during exam. If a student does not experience a minimum level of stress concerning his preparation for the exam, it is very likely that he will lack the motivation to do well in his exam. However, if his degree of experiencing stress becomes higher, he may not perform optimally as expected due to intense stressor. This consequently affects him both physically and psychologically, leading him to experience different psychological and physical effects of prolonged stress. Hence, we can conclude that the experience of same event can be attributed as either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ depending on how we perceive.
When the experience of stress becomes so intense and continues for a very long period of time, it may contribute too many numbers of minor and major physical disorders. Here we will discuss various effects of stress on physical and emotional health.
Minor or Short Term Effects
When we experience stress, the most common physical & emotional effects of stress include fatigue and difficulty in sleeping. In addition to this, we may also experience sweating, heart palpitation, minor body aches or headache, recurrent urination, etc. The prolonged experience of fatigue and difficulty in sleeping may lead to cause mood swings and irritability. This may turn out the situation even worse with the experience of frequent body aches and headache. However, all of these can be attributed to minor or short term physical effects of prolonged stress which may not be very critical in time, but not all the effects of stress on physical and emotional health are limited to minor or short term effects.
Major or Long Term Effects
Prolonged interaction to stressors may lead to major or long term physical effects of prolonged stress which can even be life threatening. Stress may affect the internal organs profoundly. The experience of stress may cause faster heart beat and an increase in blood pressure, leading to experience cardiac problem and stroke. High blood pressure is considered to be the silent killer as it does not have any apparent symptoms. There is a strong correlation between the experience of stress and high blood pressure. In addition, a prolonged experience of stress may cause permanent emotional distress, which may lead to social isolation, depression, frustration, anxiety and many other psychological complications. These psychological disruptions may aggravate the existing physical condition, directing to experience indirect effects of stress on your physical and emotional health.
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