Physical Effects Of Stress On Women
Stressing is something we all experience at one time or another, but when it becomes a constant state, it can be damaging to your health. Stress is associated with an increased risk of headaches, colds and flu, depression, anxiety disorders and heart disease. These are physical effects on the body. There are also mental effects that manifest themselves when you're stressed out. For women in particular, research indicates that stress has a greater effect on their mental health than men’s. There are several causes for this discrepancy, including the fact that women are more prone to stress. Stress impacts women in a variety of ways. Some of these effects include:
High levels of stress can trigger headaches and migraines, which are more common in women than men and cause greater disability than the actual headache. (1)
Stress can increase your heart rate and blood pressure, raising the risk of a heart attack or stroke. (2)
Stress can cause indigestion. Stressful situations can cause the digestive system to slow down and become less efficient, making you more prone to indigestion, heartburn and other gastrointestinal problems. (3)
Stress can make your skin dry, making it appear older than it actually is. This phenomenon is called "age acceleration" or "wrinkle induction." (4)
It’s been shown that stress has an effect on sex drive as well. Your sex hormones can stay suppressed for long periods of time, causing low libido and sexual dysfunction. (5)
Your mental health is a direct effect of stress on the body. The effects are myriad, ranging from headaches and sleeplessness to anxiety disorders and depression.
Stress at work affects your productivity and therefore your income in many ways. Immediately, it can be a drain on your energy level. The effects are not limited to what is happening at work. If you're under pressure at work and don't get the proper rest you need, you may feel exhausted for weeks after leaving work. You won't be as sharp as usual, which in turn affects your performance.
Work related stress can negatively affect your ability to pay bills on time and make payments on a home loan or credit card.
We've talked about how your mental health can be negatively effected by stress at work. One of the greatest reasons why stress leads to poor mental health is because you can't get rid of it. Your body reacts to stress in a particular way which causes the symptoms we've talked about in this article. Stress is your body's way of telling you to either deal with it or release it somehow. If this happens too often and for too long, it can cause your mental health to suffer badly.
Stress can affect your entire body, from the way you digest your food to being unable to sleep at night. In fact, stress is one of the main causes for insomnia in women.
Stress is a complicated phenomenon that affects different people in different ways. While it may not always seem like it, there are many ways to deal with stress and prevent it from negatively affecting your health.
In the next article we will be discussing ways to manage stress. We will also talk about how a woman's physical and mental health can improve by reducing the stress in their lives.
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1. http://www.powerofpositivity.com/effects-of-stress-on-women/
2. http://www.healthline.com/health/heart-attack/stress#Overview1
3. http://www.webmd.com/women/guide/stress-diet-indigestion#1
4. http://www.healthline.com/health/age-acceleration#causes
5. http://www.webmd.com/women/stress-disease-disorders, see also: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/2011011...sex-drive
Title: "Studies Show That Stressed Women Are More Likely to Relapse Into Drug and Alcohol Addiction"
Conclusion: "Stress not only exacerbates the problem, it is also a trigger for relapses."
If you have gone through rehab for addiction and drug abuse and have successfully completed your treatment, you may still be a bit hesitant about getting back into your former routine. Going back to old ways can set off a chain reaction that triggers you to use again.
One of the cause for relapse is stress. When we are stressed out, our coping skills aren't as strong and we don't have the ability to solve problems. In a recent study that was conducted at New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), researchers found out that stress doesn't just trigger addiction, but it also becomes a "trigger" that drives us relapse into drug and alcohol use.
The findings of this study showed a link between stress, which was induced by the inability to sleep properly, and increased tolerance to drugs of addiction.
Conclusion: Stressed out people are more prone to addiction and drug abuse.
Title: Physical Effects Of Stress On Women
CONCLUSION: The effects of stress can be both physical and mental. Take care of your physical well-being, maintain a healthy lifestyle, including eating well and getting regular exercise to prevent stress from affecting you negatively! While reducing stress through therapy and activities such as yoga may strengthen your mental health, always remember to take care of yourself physically and emotionally when stressed.
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