It can make you tense and cause you to worry. Over time, stress can make you feel irritable, angry, helpless, less able to enjoy life, listless, fearful, confused or depressed. Of course, these feelings may have causes other than stress. Consult your health provider if any of these signs persist. Stress also affects your body.
Stress can contribute to illness.
While stress itself usually doesn't cause illness, it may contribute to high blood pressure, headaches, digestive problems and asthma. It may also lower your resistance to some illnesses, such as flu. Positive thinking is one of the most powerful and effective weapons people of any age can use against stress. When you find yourself worrying over a problem, stop and catch yourself. Focus on ways to solve the problem instead.