Immune system
It may not seem important, but one of the first things that stress impacts in your body is your immune system. And this is extremely important because it can happen that due to prolonged stress, your body will no longer react in the same way as it normally would, and your immune system will no longer be as efficient as it should be due to being stressed too much.
Researchers do not have a clear answer yet as to why the immune system is impacted the way it is.
Yet, it is known that in moments when you are dealing with acute stress, your body is always in a state of being ready to fight off any injury or infection. Your body may end up being on guard at all times, which in turn keeps your immune system activated instead of coming into play when there is an outside danger attacking your system.
Due to how persistent stress is in some people, stress can end up causing chronic inflammation as your body is always sending out immune factors and it cannot properly regulate itself.
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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
Anxiety, Anger, confusion, loneliness, deprivity, discouraged and migraine headaches
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Not my problem, I’m 70, the old male lion living in the zoo laying in the shade.
Removal of prostate and nerve cut. However, everything else you’ve mentioned, my significant other has experienced.
I can’t sleep I’m totally stressed everyday especially at night it’s impossible to relax my hypotension is off the wall I’m constantly worrying about bills to pay
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!
My stress is from a spouse has narcissists behaviors not sure is other diagnosis
High blood pressure, depression, weight gain.
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?