Long-term activation of your body’s stress response system, along with prolonged exposure to cortisol and other stress hormones, puts you at risk for health troubles. These health issues include digestive problems, anxiety, headaches, depression, sleep problems, weight gain, memory and concentration issues, high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes. Being stressed also lowers your threshold for pain, causing more extreme discomfort from the previous affects.
That she most first check with her doctor. and start eating healthy
What are the symptoms of chronic stress?
- Aches and pains.
- Insomnia or sleepiness.
- A change in social behavior, such as staying in often.
- Low energy.
- Unfocused or cloudy thinking.
- Change in appetite.
- Increased alcohol or drug use.
- Change in emotional responses to others
