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If you are stressed regularly but don't do anything to fix it, you suffer from long term stress. Such situation is extremely dangerous both for you body and for your psyche. The chances are that at least one of the following problems will show up.

The first signs of chronic stress are depression and problems with keeping one's temper down. While they are bad enough, they are only a beginning. Soon after first bursts of rage, a stressed person starts to suffer from various health conditions. high blood pressure is probably the easiest to notice since it is the main reason for stress-induced deaths. So, soon after you become chronically stressed, you will have to start taking more and more pills from a doctor only to maintain your present health.

If stress increased only chances for a heart attack, it would only be a moderate problem. However, stress is also able to decrease the effectiveness of our immunological system, giving millions of bacteria a chance they have never had: to invade our bodies with only minimal resistance. Also, as our digestive system is effectively shut down because of stress, we may suffer from unexpected stomach problems ranging from mild indigestion to severe diarrhea that can put you in a hospital for weeks.

Eating disorders are the next on the list of most dangerous stress-related problems. The psychological mechanism of stress can drive us to anorexia or to being extremely overweight. We cease to treat food as food - it inevitable becomes our enemy or dearest friend that can soothe our pain. Needless to say, that's not everything you can expect from long-time stress. As our ability to manage diet problems is reduced, such extreme cases as stress-induced diabetes are becoming more and more common among stress affected people.

Sleeplessness is another stress-induced problem. If you deal with stress for a long time, you have probably been suffering from sleep disorders for some time now. That's a problem you have to solve ASAP - the less you sleep, the more you are tired, making your stress even worse. Sleeping pills may seem to be a solution, but they quickly cease to work and the danger of later stomach problems or addiction is real.