Entry # 4: Effects of stress

 Besides the obvious depression, anxiety, headaches, etc, ever wonder what kinds of long term effects that stress can cause? Here are some of the things stress can do.

 Stress can potentially cause heart disease.People who tend to be more hostile, competitive, impatient, etc. are more susceptible to heart disease due to their response to stress.. When you think about it, most people react to stress by having bad food habits, smoking, and or drinking. Which all happen to be leading causes in regards to heart disease.

  Hypertension can also be a side effect of stress. When someone is properly diagnosed with hypertension, they generally run the risk of  stroke, heart failure, heart attack, and even kidney failure. It is important to manage hypertension due to the fact that at any moment and of these instances can happen. Stress levels need to be at a level in which your body can react without over doing it.

  Everyone has an immune system. For those of you that don't know, the immune system is in charge of diseases and what not. When you are under an extreme amount of stress, your body's immune system is actually suppressed which lowers its ability to fight off diseases. Stress can also effect the recovery period of ones disease.

    These are just a few of the MANY problems that stress can bring. Some stress is healthy for the body . It helps the body exercise its pressure. However to much stress causes the body to have a lot of problems both physically and mentally. Which is why it is extremely important to distinguish what stress your body can and cannot take.