If you were asked to describe your workplace or rather your life in general, how would you put it? Ground-breaking? Rejuvenating? Satisfying? How about stressful?
Unfortunately, statistics about stress, even though not collected on a systematic or regular basis, exist and impact your health and mind. Stress has been given the status of ‘World Wide Epidemic’ by WHO, which clearly shows its huge influence worldwide.
While most of the people think that stress is something related to mind and only has psychological effects on an individual, it definitely has a huge impact on your body too.
During stress, our body releases the cortisol hormone, which triggers a cascade of changes in the nervous, immune and cardiovascular systems of our body. Although this hormone release is a good, short-term strategy to tackle less critical activities of one’s body, such as digestion, the major problem occurs when stress becomes a long-term issue.
Chronic stress is not just responsible for an increased blood pressure, but over the time, it also increases the risk of strokes and heart attacks. Above of that, it can also led to unhealthy behaviour in individuals, such as smoking, poor diet, and drinking, all leading to the risk of serious conditions.
Influence of Stress on Mental Health
For instance, stress leads to worrying, and you keep getting stuck on the same subject due to thinking in circles without coming onto any proper solution. If this cycle goes on for a longer period of time, it can also lead to depression and burnout.
How to Deal With Stress?
1.Indulge in Regular Exercise
Final Thoughts:
With practice and the designated medical help, you will be able to eventually manage stress in your day-to-day life. Following the aforementioned tips helps you manage stress and potential threats associated with it.
Still, it’s important to understand that they are not a substitute for therapy; hence, if you are suffering from Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), don’t hesitate to seek medical help at the earliest.