Some Unsettling Facts of Modern Life Medical science tells us that chronic stress disrupts your immune system, increasing your vulnerability to illness and disease. It's a causative or contributing factor to a wide range of physical and emotional problems. These include aches and pains, hypertension, heart disease, migraines, peptic ulcers, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and chronic fatigue.
Stress is also a contributor to premature aging.
These are not the only effects of stress. Increased tension, fragility, instability, and fear can damage the general health and well-being of organizations and society. Because stress can block effective concentration, it contributes to accidents. Eighty percent of accidents are caused by human error, and the more stressed a person is, the more prone they are to mistakes. One half of all deaths in the US between the ages of 1 and 65 are stress-related.