The influence of stress on the human body

There are few people who enjoy the sudden stress in their lives. The latter has both positive and negative sides. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to learn about the effect of stress on the human body itself.

Stressful influence on the human body

The power of his influence is enormous. And it manifests itself both in diseases and in the general deterioration of a person's inner state. Often, stress factors affect the physiological health of each person as follows:

  1. There is a predilection for alcoholic beverages.
  2. Severe headaches.
  3. Lack of sleep is chronic.
  4. There are various diseases of the cardiovascular system. Heart palpitation is increasing. The variant of a myocardial infarction, an exacerbation of an idiopathic hypertensia is not excluded.
  5. Deteriorated attention. Man is difficult to concentrate with each time.
  6. Decreased efficiency. Cases when it is possible to go headlong into the labor process, can be attributed, as to the exceptional. There is rapid fatigue.
  7. The work of the gastrointestinal tract worsens (gastritis and peptic ulcers may open or exacerbate).
  8. It is important to remember that stress can provoke the growth of malignant tumors.
  9. Speaking about the impact of stress, it is worth noting that immunity is becoming weaker and it becomes easier for viral diseases to attack him, having won in this battle.
  10. In a large number of hormones are produced, and this negatively affects the functioning of both the internal organs and the nervous system, moreover, stress can cause dystrophy of the muscles.
  11. Cellular degeneration of the brain and spinal cord.

The influence of stress on a person's mental state:

Positive effects of stress

  1. Strangely enough, but sometimes stress can do a good job for a person:
  2. If its influence is short-term, then it acts as a motivating factor to generate more energy in order to take any action.
  3. Motivates to establish links with others, increasing the level of oxytocin in the blood (attachment hormone).
  4. If stress is not of a chronic type, then it can improve working memory . This is what we use when solving problems.
  5. As a result of stressful situations, a person, overcoming them, becomes more enduring.