For instance, if you had a whole week of finals, your adrenal cortex would work overtime as you burn the midnight oil studying. You feel like pulling your hair, giving up, screaming, etc. Essentially, the adrenal cortex has depleted stores of glucocorticoids, and your cells cannot get the extra sugar and nutrients they need to cope. Furthermore, minerals like potassium are excreted, causing an unbalanced mineral status. These causes place tremendous loads on the heart, blood vessels, immune system, brain, and virtually every other part of your body.
Exhaustion can be a collapse of one specific organ or of the entire body.
Psychological stress has even been linked to cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, asthma, menstrual problems, PMS, arthritis, colitis, ulcers, heart disease, depression, and depression. Stress management can include exercise, stretching, meditation, relaxation, biofeedback, massage, taking a vacation, getting enough sleep, talking to a good listener, eating well-balanced meals, etc. In other words, try to get away from stress regularly - set apart times in the day to refresh. Taking some vitamins and minerals may help, too. Potassium is lost to a great degree during stressful situations, so eat an extra banana or take a potassium tablet.