The Results of Psychosomatic Illness and Stress

The psychosomatic illness and stress are said to be problems caused by the brain but there are also some somatic predispositions that lead to this kind of illness like functional alterations genetically induced. Every person reacts in a certain way to the modern world and the daily worries and many cannot face all these problems.

The majority of the psychosomatic illnesses are of a genetic nature, meaning that there is a vulnerable organ. This nature 'chooses' for the stress its place of action. For example, genetic modifications of the mucous membrane may provoke ulcer caused by a powerful stress (a divorce or being fired) or from physical causes like aspirin, poisoning, alcohol, coffee, etc. Psychosomatic illness and stress affect specially the type A of people that have a high intensity of some features. These people are known as 'collectors of stress' and are the most exposed category of people to the dangers that psychosomatic illness and stress imply.

***Influences and general manifestations of the stress over the personality

There are many manifestations of the stress that affect the personality of a person and also his/her health. Agitation is one of them and is entirely provoked by stress. There also people that act, as was already said, in a different way to stress, and they can become apathetic or depressed. Exhaustion is another sign of stress. There are also feelings of culpability that lead to psychological tension. Another sign can be extreme anxiety and this can appear at the type A especially because they are exposed to continuous stress.

*** Stress influences over the actions

Psychosomatic illness and stress can highly influence the actions of a person. When is under stress, one feels the need to relieve him/herself and many people act in an inappropriate way: they smoke or drink alcohol excessively and they can become addicted to alcohol, cigarettes and even drugs. One can also become vulnerable to accidents or can get to bulimia or, its opposed, anorexia. The impulsive and aggressive actions are also a degeneration of the human?s mind and body because of stress.

*** Effects

The effects of stress are of two types: cognitive and physiological. The cognitive effects are from hypersensitivity, lack of concentration, incapacity of making decisions, to different forms of amnesia and mental block. The physiological effects are hyperglycemia, hypertension, tachycardia, hot flashes or cold.

*** General influence of the stress over health

The most frequent symptoms are pains in the stomach and the thorax, insomnia, diarrhea, etc.

All in all we must pay a very high attention on the psychosomatic illness and stress because this final factor can lead to very serious damages in the body and if we do not take it seriously, it can lead to death. From lack of concentration to addiction of alcohol and drugs, all these agents are extremely dangerous. The psychosomatic illness and stress are very damaging to the body and this article's aim is to help people see better what they are exposed to and to take the adequate decisions to protect their body, and, with it, their live and wellbeing.

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