Everyone has experienced stress.
We were all born with an innate response to stress.
Often known as the 'fight or flight' response,
our body alerts us when we are in a potentially harmful situation through releasing stress hormones into our bloodstream.
These hormones create a change in our body giving us additional strength and endurance, preparing us to fight.
With these hormones we are able to run away more quickly than we could generally handle.
So what's the problem?
Over-active stress hormones,
being activated all the time, due to our fast-paced lives.
We don't give our minds or bodies an adequate amount of time to rest after each stressful situation we have gone through.
Due to this, our stress hormones are continually working allowing people to become short-tempered, losing their tempers at
the
slightest
provocations.
Headaches,
muscle tension,
fatigue,
and sleep problems
are
common effects
of stress
on your
body.
Anxiety,
lack of motivation,
irritability,
sadness,
and restlessness
are
common effects
of stress
on your mood.
Overeating,
alcohol abuse,
social withdrawal,
and lack of exercise
are
common effects
of stress
on your
behavior.
Unmanageable stress
may lead
to
heart disease,
obesity,
diabetes,
and
high blood pressure.
Struggling to keep my head afloat
whilst being pulled under by enemies that gloat,
this misfortune placed upon me
is not willing to set me free.
The emotional baggage that I carry
is preventing me from being merry.
It's dragging me down
willing me to drown,
while laughing at my cries
and feeding me its lies,
yet it thrives,
while I struggle to stay alive.
Cherry, K. (2019, August 18). How the Fight or Flight Response Works. In verywell. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-fight-or-flight-response-2795194
Stress Symptoms: Effects on Your Body and Behavior (n.d.). In Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-symptoms/art-20050987
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