Stress always goes hand in hand with health. Depending to
the stress level of a person, the impact of stress in the body can range from
minor sweaty palms to death. Letting stress build can slowly deteriorate health
and can cause major health risks. Managing stress and health are important ways
to avoid health risks in the future. In order to manage stress and health
better, a person must first be acquainted to the severe effects of stress in
the body.
Physical And Behavioral Signs Of Stress
Stressors can be either external or internal. External
stressors involve situations in the workplace, death or illness in the family,
or by simply becoming angry. On the other hand, most of the stress that people
experience is self-generated or internal. A person usually creates his or her
own stress but this indicates that the person has the choice or doing nothing
or something about it.
Stress can affect major body systems. When a person feels
stressed, there is an increase in heart rate, elevation in the blood pressure.
The continuous pressure in the heart can make a person susceptible to cardiac
arrest and other heart-related problems.
The digestive system is also affected during stress. Some
people can experience diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, dryness of the mouth
and the throat. Almost every time stress can also cause sleeping disturbances,
nausea, and in serious cases tightness of the chest, neck, jaw and the back
muscles.
Changes in behavioral patterns are also noticeable in a
person experiencing the duress of stress. Smokers experience increase in
smoking pattern. Aggressive behaviors and hostility towards others and even
inanimate objects are sometimes linked to a person being easily startled. A
person’s diet can also be affected by the irregular eating habits caused by
stress.
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