Where stress shows up
Where stress shows up
Long-term stress
- 1MindRacing thoughts, irritability
- 2SleepTrouble falling or staying asleep
- 3HeartFaster pulse, higher blood pressure
- 4GutAcidity, bloating, changed bowels
- 5SkinAcne and eczema flare-ups
- 6MusclesTight neck, jaw and shoulders
Sources: WHO 2023; McEwen, NEJM 1998
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Long-term stress shows up across the body. Mind: racing thoughts and irritability. Sleep: trouble falling or staying asleep. Heart: faster pulse and higher blood pressure. Gut: acidity, bloating and changed bowels. Skin: acne and eczema flare-ups. Muscles: tight neck, jaw and shoulders.
From the topic: Stress
Sources
- 1.Stress: questions and answers — World Health Organization, 2023Fact sheet
- 2.Protective and damaging effects of stress mediators — New England Journal of Medicine, 1998Review