Stress Affects Your Pain Experience
Due to how stress affects your body, in moments of high stress, your body is going to be tense, and your muscles are always in a state of construction. If you are suffering from chronic stress or are constantly in a state of acute stress, then your muscles never get a moment to relax, maybe except for when you are sleeping.
Due to this, you can end up having a lot of muscle pain, which is why it is so easy for your body to start aching due to muscular pain.
What’s more, there have been studies that found out that stress ends up not only affecting how your brain perceives and processes pain but also leaving its effects on the whole central nervous system. It can also end up giving you tension headaches. Not only will stress trigger your headaches, but it will also make the pain you are feeling a lot worse than it should be.
Another thing that research has uncovered is the fact that stress ends up making any other pain you are feeling in your body be felt at a higher intensity than it would otherwise be felt. As an example, people who have lower back pain have reported more incidences of it happening when they were stressed than those who were not stressed.
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As a Minister I can add these comments to what I have learned from Christian Counseling to help the one’s who have these issues. Thank-you for sharing.
Stress has been so prevalent in my life, that I suffer from Vertigo, diabetes 2, and hypertension. It has become so deep in my day to day that it holds me back with enjoying going out, getting basic chores done in the house, accepting invitations, even shopping for anything, etc.
I like this very important topic ot relates to life and it’s troubles due to stress thanks.
It affects my acid reflux condition
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Removal of prostate and nerve cut. However, everything else you’ve mentioned, my significant other has experienced.
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mine shows up with loss of appetit, backpain, startle easy ,jittters.
I AM A TEACHER! NEED I SAY MORE?! When I leave work, I have difficulty going to the gym for strengthening. I go home, shower, and fall into bed. Thank GOD my husband and I have no children of our own. Stress has ballooned my weight up to 300 lbs (working to get it off)! Most of my colleagues, myself included, are on antidepressants!
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When I’m under severe stress my eyelashes fall out. Its been happening since I was 17 years old. I could never get a doctor to agree the two were related but after 5 decades of it happening I can say it most definitely is the cause.
How can I gain weight since I’m stressed out?