Stress and Health
... Well, given the stress that I was under for the last five years, I knew I understood this topic and I could possibly write a good paper on it. Stress is defined as the demand made on an organism to adapt. To me, the definition of stress is the demand made on your body, that, if not handled right, will wear and tear your body down until you cannot function. I understand fully that we need some types of stress in our lives to help us continue to thrive. There is good stress and there is bad stress. However, when stress lasts too long, it can overwhelm us and cause us physical and psychological harm. Stress in our everyday life is called daily hassles. ... You stress over missing work, missing out on daily chores and errands. ... Personality types can determine stress as well. ... This type of personality can have heavy stress factors. ... The 3 characteristics filter stress. ... There is no stress of feeling left out. ... You have to have one to deal with life, changes and especially stress. It has been shown in studies that humor can level out effects of stress. ... Having support can filter against the effects of stress. ... People don’t realize the effects that stress has on their body. ... If the stress continues, we move on to the Resistance stage: this is when your body attempts to restore lost energy and repair bodily damage and finally, if the stress lingers on we enter the Exhaustion stage: which is when we become exhausted. Our heart rate and respiration slows but this stage is not beneficial because we are still under stress. Stress suppresses the immune system therefore, when we are stressed, we become more susceptible to colds and other illnesses. ... Stress had knocked me on my butt. If I had know the effects of stress then, I surely would have tried to handle things very differently. I have learned that the better you cope with stress, the better you can control irrational thoughts. ... ” Arousal during stress is a sign that something may be wrong. ... Relaxation during stress is not always easy but it is very beneficial. ... Exercise helps our cardiovascular system deal with stress better, therefore we have less wear and tear next time we get stressed out. ... Health problems related to stress are numerous. Headaches are one of the most common stress related problems. There are several different types of stress related headaches but muscle tension headaches are the most common. ... There are many ways a migraine can be triggered and stress is among them. ... Coronary heart disease (CDH) is a major health problem that can be related to stress. ... If you thought that coronary heart disease was scary, researchers have found links between cancer and stress. ... Other experiments, done on lab rats, have shown that once cancer has developed, stress can influence it course. ... We can limit our exposure to risks such as smoking, modify our diet by eating healthier, have regular checkups (for those who are high risk, a check up every 3/6 months is warranted), regulate our exposure to stress and if we are diagnosed with cancer, we can fight it instead of letting it beat us. ... I try to educate friends and family on the effects of stress because they do not realize the impact that stress, even little stresses, can have on you.