Is Stress Killing You? Discover The Hidden Dangers Of Stress
By Chris Becker
You might think that stress is only short term suffering but this is not true. In fact there are many hidden dangers from stress that can build up and I’ll tell you about them in this article, as well as offer you a lifeline.
I hate stress. I bet you hate stress too. Don’t we all hate stress?
That pent up feeling of the “blood boiling” and shortness of breath. It makes you wonder just how you got yourself in that situation - animals don’t stress out working an office day job and you needn’t do either.
In fact, the animals are a great example of real stress in nature. In the outside world, when an animal gets into danger from a predator then it experiences stress. But stress can actually save its life! Because the animal feels stress then the body increases some chemicals in the bloodstream like adrenalin that give the animal the sudden burst of speed that it needs to get away.
But the problem with humans is that we get stressed in places that we can’t escape. Usually in the workplace (can you relate to this?) or even at home. There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to go.So what happens to the adrenalin, the cortisol, all these “fight or flight” chemicals that are supposed to help you make a quick getaway to save your life? Where do they go?
Instead of breaking down into metabolites, they stay at high levels in your blood and give you health problems like bad mental performance, loss of bone density, muscle, high blood pressure and lowered immunity. In the worst cases, this could lead to a heart attack - here’s a good quote by Peter Drucker (a famous writer and management consultant) that illustrates this:
“There are an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job”.
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