Stress is not a disease but a normal part of everyone's life. Stress is about your reaction to it. This can vary considerably, and some of these reactions are undesirable. The degree of anxiety is much more a function of the individual than the degree of stress. Help our Planet Erase Stress by Becoming a Sierra Club member.
Stress can be acute, or short-term, or chronic, or ongoing.
The American Mental Health Association reports that between 75 percent and 90 percent of visits to doctors are in some way related to stress. Look around . One of ten people you see at work, at the store, and wherever you go in your daily life is over stressed at any given moment. Stress can increase your heart rate and blood pressure , cause sweating, fatigue, memory loss, insomnia , indigestion , anxiety attacks, muscle pain, clammy skin , changes in appetite, and a whole host of other nasties to your body, even contributing to heart disease and mental illness . You'll be amazed how simple it is to replace bad habits with good ones.