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Stress sets off an alarm reaction in the body.
The bodies fight or flight mechanism starts to function.
During stress or anxiety hormones are released into the bloodstream.
These hormones such as adrenalin.
Adrenalin normally helps the body adjust to sudden stress.
When a person becomes angry or frightened, the adrenal glands release large amounts of adrenalin into the blood.
The hormone causes changes in the body to make it more efficient for "fight or flight."
For example, adrenalin increases the strength and rate of the heartbeat and raises the blood pressure.
The heart and breathing rate may increase to cope with the demands.
It also speeds up the conversion of glycogen into glucose, which provides energy to the muscles.
Emotional or physical stress may trigger or exaggerate these disruptions, which weaken the immune system.
If thing causing the stress is prolonged the bodies ability to ward off illness may therefore be reduced.
This helps explain why people who suffer from stress often are more likely to catch colds, flu and other minor illnesses.
The bodies fight or flight mechanism runs into overdrive burning energy, this may be followed by severe fatigue.
During the periods of fatigue a person may typically lack the energy to perform most of their desired daily activities.
Other common symptoms include pain in the muscles and joints, headache, mental confusion, depression, anxiety, and irritability.
It is usually inappropriate to fight or run away from the situation these days, this and the fact that the anxiety causing situation may cause the person to have an other reaction to the situation that is to freeze, and not be able to physically do anything about it.
All these reactions cause the body to use a lot of energy which result in a physically and mentally weakened person.
HYPERHIDROSIS (excessive sweating).
Stress Test. Holmes-Rahe Life Events Rating scale This scale can help you to measure how much stress you have experienced in the past year and the potential impact of that stress on your physical and mental health.
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