All you need to know about Chronic Stress: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Severe stress can cause many health complications. If you have been dealing with severe stress, read more about how to deal with it.

By Aashna Jain

Updated on Mar 18, 2019 | 03:41 PM IST | 2M

WHAT IS CHRONIC STRESS?

When a person has been experiencing stress for a long period of time, this stress becomes chronic or severe. This stress affects the body to the extent that the body can no longer activate relaxation response. Our bodies are capable of tolerating acute stress which is short-term. Certain stressors which affect the body with high intensity or frequency are called chronic stressors. They damage the body directly or indirectly. Chronic stress puts the pressure on the body for a long period of time; this is why it can easily cause illness.

WHAT CAUSES CHRONIC STRESS?

Difficult relationships

There are many other causes which differ from person to person. Any situation that leaves an individual in a state of pro-longed stress can cause chronic stress. The above causes are common causes experienced by a lot of people.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?