Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction. Everyone expresses stress from time to time. For immediate, short-term situations, stress can be beneficial to your health. It can help you cope with potentially serious situations.

By releasing hormones body reacts to stress which increase your heart and breathing rates and ready your muscles to respond.

Constant stress for prolong time is harmfull, Chronic stress can cause a variety of symptoms and affect your overall well-being.

Stress can cause the following problems

Headaches

- Stress can trigger and intensify tension headaches.

Heartburn

- Stress increases the production of stomach acid, which could lead to heartburn or make it worse.

Rapid Breathing

- When you are stressed, the muscles that help you breathe tense up, which can leave you short of breath.

Risk of heart attack

- Over time, an increased heart rate and high blood pressure damage your alteries, which could lead to a heart attack.

Pounding Heart

- Stress hormones make your heart pump faster so that blood can quickly reach your vital organs and limbs.

Fertility problems

- Stress interferes with the reproductive system in both men and women, and may make it harder to conceive.

Erectile Dysfunction

- Your brain plays and important part in the process of getting an erection. Stress can interfere with this process.

Missed Periods

- Fluctuating hormones can throw your menstrual cycle off, or in severe cases stop it altogether.

Increased Depression

- Chronic stress can wear you down emotionally and lead to depression

Insomnia

- Stress makes it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep, which can lead to insomnia

Weakened immune system

- Long-term stress weakens your immune system's defenses, leaving you more vulnerable to infections.

High blood sugar

- Stress causes your liver to release extra sugar (glucose) into your bloodstream, which over time puts you at risk for type 2 diabetes.

High blood pressure

- Stress hormones tighten blood vessels, which can raise your blood pressure.

Stomachache

- Stress affects your body's digestive system, which can lead to stomachaches, nausea, and other tummy troubles.

Low Sex Drive

- Stress and the fatigue that often comes with it. Can take a toll on your libido.

Tense Muscles

- Stress makes muscles tense up, and chronic stress can lead to tension-related headaches and backaches.