STRESS IS THE GREATEST PROBLEM OF MODEREN LIFE STYLE -IT REDUCES YOUR LIFE SPAN-DEAL WITH IT EFECTIVELY.

The human body is hard-wired to react against stress and is meant to protect you against threats from aggressors through a flight-or-fight response. It increases the levels of adrenaline and cortisol for a short period of time. Stress may be a positive type—eustress, where a person may control it easily. Another type of stress is negative stress, known as distress, where the situation becomes chaotic and beyond his control. TYPES OF STRESS There are three grades of stress 1. Positive stress: a brief period of increased heart rate and BP release of stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. 2. Tolerable stress: temporary stress response relieved by supportive people around 3. Toxic stress: – prolonged period of stress without any supportive relationship advice or friends.   Once a perceived threat is over, hormone levels return to normal. Adrenaline and cortisol levels drop and thereby respond to the body. Your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal levels, and other systems resume their regular activities. But when the stressors are present continuously or for a longer time and the flight-or-fight response is turned on continuously, it wreaks havoc on your body and mind. It overall cuts your life span drastically. HPA AXIS: In the brain hypothalamus, it triggers the release of CRH, the corticotrophin hormone, which activates the pituitary gland, which releases the hormone ACTH, the adrenocorticotrophic hormone, which is carried by the blood to the adrenal gland, which releases the stress hormone cortisol and adrenalin.

 Anxiety, Depression, and digestive problems Headaches, muscle tension, and pain. Heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep problems, weight gain, memory impairment, and concentration impairment are its outcomes. So it is very important to learn healthy ways to cope with this chronic stress response. Everybody reacts in different ways according to their mental constitution, known as personality type. According to the genetic constitution, there are four types of personalities: A, B, C, and D. You may find your personality type matching the traits mentioned below in the personality chart.

Excessive cortisol production due to chronic stress causes a spectrum of symptoms and diseases. Anxiety, depression, irritability, headaches, weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and erectile dysfunctions are common outcomes. Besides many other systemic disturbances, like low levels of happy neurochemicals, metabolic dysfunction, and an increase in free radicles, which overall shorten your life span,.

Stress is both beneficial and harmful. Beneficial in a way that encourages us to complete our tasks effectively and in a positive mood. If one is a negative thinker and is unable to deal with it effectively, he may feel stressed all the time. This cumulative effect of chronic stress can cause an array of physical and mental illnesses. It may result in an overall reduction of one’s life span. So we must take effective steps to deal with it.

By courtesy, there are many ways to deal with stress

From the above chart, you may choose ways to deal with the stress and add years to your life. Strive to become a Type B personality, someone who does not take anything seriously.

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