Stress can have a huge impact on your health. The stress response of the body can have negative impacts on the body, including but not limited to, headaches, muscle pain, chest pain, fatigue, upset stomach, and sleep problems. The body also releases hormones as a fight-or-flight response, these chemicals, such as cortisol, can raise blood sugar, and blood pressure. Stress can also lead to long-term health problems. These include heart disease, obesity, digestive problems, skin problems, and autoimmune diseases.
Stress can also effect your mood. These include restlessness, lack of motivation. lack of focus, depression, anxiety, irritability, and sadness. These effects on your mood can cause problems with inter-personal relationships.
Stress can also effect your behavior by causing over or under-eating, drug or alcohol abuse, angry outbursts, tobacco use, and social withdrawal. These behaviors affect emotional, mental, and social health.
Stress is a common problem in today's society, however, when untreated or ignored, can cause serious physical, emotional, social, and mental health consequences.
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-symptoms/SR00008_D
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/11/28/7-surprising-ways-stress-affects-your-health/
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