Short Term Effects of Stress

Remove these or stress will win ... your life will suffer!

Will the short term effects of stress kill you? Will they cause any outward signs? Should you be aware of them or just relax and wait for things to get worse?

The answer is simple ...

If you leave the short term effects to become long term ... stress may kill you. It is the first signs of stress that are your first warning alarm bell.

Leave them until later and you may leave them ... too late!

Even if stress is only minor or moderate ... with time these short term effects of stress will cause your health to suffer. Deal with stress early or it may be too late.

The short term effects of stress, which is also classed as acute, relate to the fright or flight response.

If you have a sudden stress or threat, the body reacts to prepare itself. The body is making itself ready for an assault or insult. It releases certain chemicals to allow you to react.

The two reactions you have are ... run away... or... stay and fight. These are inborn, ancient mechanisms your body has for protection. In the days of being chased by lions and tigers, this response kept you alive.

In today's world, there are less lions and tigers in the central city. They have been replaced by sudden and urgent meetings, the phone call from the boss, car accidents, arguments and other daily threats.

When these situations arise, your body releases chemicals from glands, organs and systems in the body. They help you stay alert until your mind tells you the threat or stress has passed.

The short term effects of stress create physical responses from the body which causes...

• a blood sugar rise
• more red blood cells are released
• your blood vessels close to the skin constrict
• your pulse quickens and blood pressure goes up
• you stop digesting food.

This is all to help you with your fright or flight reaction. If your body doesn't recover quickly from the stress, or if stresses become chronic, problems will arise.

You sometimes don't recover quickly enough from the short term effects because...

• your brain may fail to give the 'all clear' signal
• another stress happens quickly and stresses last longer than you expect.

If the short term effects of stress last longer than they should. The release of the chemicals from the body cause changes in your health. This will lead to an overload situation where the body will eventually fail.

The short term effects of stress are usually minor, allowing these to stay for longer periods will create harm. Your best prevention for this is arming yourself with techniques to remove stress quickly. To also use techniques to build up a resitance to all stress.

The best and easiest time to deal with the short term effects of stress is ... before they happen.

Finally ... you can now prepare your self and eliminate stress ... before it happens

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