How Chronic Stress Harms Your Body

We can’t avoid having stress, and that’s not always a bad thing. But if you are dealing with a lot of stress every day, it might cause you physical harm.
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[@andrewwright64]

This is why our cultural glamourizing of college students' stress is disgusting. It's horribly damaging to people and that needs to change.

[@ashm2338]

It's not fair to them at all. In my opinion, learning shouldn't rely on vigorous tests and letter grades and percentages. Considering... Well just look up studies on how stress affects student's abilities to even retain the information they learned in classes. This is a problem that needs urgent attention.

[@karlhans6678]

its a horrible culture that needs to end

[@bobochan4699]

Modern day slavery

[@abedofevilandlettuce]

@@bobochan4699 Ridiculous, insulting, and pretty much WRONG comparison. Cringe af, dude. You have no idea what stress really is if you equate college with slavery.

[@IzaakCha7]

Thank you. I've worked out that I've been spending around 80+ hours a week on my university courses through the pandemic over the last year, and the stress has been insanity-inducing. In the last three weeks, it has become obvious to me that I have hit a wall mentally, I cannot think straight about anything, I cannot remember anything, I cannot communicate with people, I have been treated for depression throughout my life and once again it is reaching a degree of severity that I am very worried about, and I hate to admit it, but I have once again developed a powerful subconscious urge to harm myself (not a conscious will to, but a deep urge to). I had an exam today, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't write anything sensical, it's like my brain has just shut down at this point. I was put on the dean's list last year, I received straight A's, and now I can't do anything. I'm putting in over 80 hours a week, with the stress increasing with each moment that passes as deadlines draw nearer, and I'm left wondering: why is it legal to do to students what is illegal to do to employees? I am nearly working two times the number of hours that an employer can legally demand from their employees in my country, so why how are universities getting away with this when it comes to students like me?? At least employees are compensated. I am essentially paying thousands of dollars to go insane at this point. Yet all the universities out there are talking about mental health crises on their campuses, but then they tell the students that it can all go away if they just go outside for a walk, go see their friends and take a break... When am I supposed to do those things given the amount of work that my courses demand? Even when I force myself to do these things, nothing changes, I just come back and look at how much time I've lost and the stress comes in like a tidal wave. I was on the dean's list and now I'm a dead man walking, and now I think that university is the worst mistake I have ever made in my life. It has cost me so much, in so many ways. Something needs to change within these institutions, at least within certain fields.

[@HexIsme]

I think it's also common for people to mistake high self-control for low stress. Just because I'm not *actually* screaming my head off in public doesn't mean I'm not doing it internally. It only takes consistency and persistence to train yourself to not wear stress or internal freakouts on your face. Balling your hands up or gripping something tightly or picking at something with your fingers often goes unnoticed. My teeth are in bad condition because I grind them all the time unconsciously. I have a dependency on muscle relaxers to get to sleep at all because I'm so physically tense all the time.

[@h.s.6269]

Hex Isme I understand what you mean about the small ways we cope with keeping yourself in check. I've fucked up my jaw (now I have TMJ) with the clenching my teeth all the time so now it pops painfully sometimes when eating or laughing/yawning. I keep catching myself clenching my teeth throughout the day and it's incredibly difficult to correct, even with the muscle relaxers I'm on

[@MysticZefer]

Best way I can describe my life is, my body may get tired, but my heart and overall feeling is always going at maximum. I have a low heart rate even though I feel as though it'll burst out of my chest all the time. Always anxious and always paranoid, it's awful.

[@giusepperesponte8077]

Yep, i personally believe it’s the ones like us us who are the most stressed. Our stress is so intense that we have to control it. We can’t lean into it or it will destroy us

[@nandiniprasad1746]

My problem is Same

[@entyropy3262]

Chronic stress -> bad sleep -> Depression -> more chronic stress ...

[@woodfloorsjohnny]

Round & Round

[@brrrt7623]

Yes.

[@philosophy20]

Story of my life

[@undertaker343]

Ok so anyone else wants to get better but now is rly stressed that he might have an auto immune diesies cause of so many years of chronic stress ? My body literly hurts

[@DulceN]

Add anxiety to the bag.

[@Master_Therion]

5:18 "... helps with the KZbin algorithm. *nervous laugh." I think Hank has chronic stress about KZbin. Relax my friend, we got your back!

[@ThatAnnoyingBird]

That's something we can all agree on. I can't hate you there.

[@TrekkieBrie]

Haha his expression says it all.

[@remittri]

+Destructicon Jenkins examples or gtfo.

[@davetoms1]

+

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

SciShow would be doing a lot better if you weren't driving everyone with a triple-digit IQ away with your unrelenting OCD campaign to build your entire life around posting moronic dad jokes the precise second each video is released. If you weren't so aggressively intrusive, I might even feel pity for you.

[@RoundPi]

This is my life right now: - Wake up - attempt school work - stress about upcoming due dates, while distracting myself with video games - take a nap because I'm tired - repeated last 3 steps until 1AM - go to bed and check on social media stuff, because I had no time in the day - sleep at 2 or 3 AM

[@Aud-Rey38]

I have the same problem. I realised that was scared of doing things imperfectly. Start by doing things badly. It's OK. It will be easier to perfect it afterwards. Works for me.

[@slipknotboy555]

Singette à roulettes Me too, I think part of why really getting started, or even continuing on can be difficult for me is because of self-criticism (or something similar). It's like approaching deadlines have to finally push the words out of me, lowering the weird high standard. And, of course, even deadlines can often fail at that.

[@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai]

I have the same problem too, but what works is working on something that I find interesting. You say distracting yourselves with video games, and that's because it's more interesting than school work. But sometimes, I find some school work, like presentations, more interesting than video games. Basically, try to think of school as more interesting.

[@ShirinRose]

Watch Hank's video on vlogbrothers from a week ago titled "Let's talk about stress!" :)

[@Ragnarockalypse]

Discipline equals freedom

[@brookeconsole5719]

Chronic the Stresshog

[@feynstein1004]

+

[@katb4532]

i'm 24 and already going gray and suffering from chronic tension headaches. i don't even emotionally feel stress, i just physically feel it in my body

[@1MarkKeller]

Yep, I prematurely greyed as well due to stresses in my life.

[@feynstein1004]

Sorry to hear that. Have you tried exercise? It's one of the most effective ways of reducing stress. Along with social interactions, laughter, meditation, music and many more.

[@pugapino]

Welcome to adulthood.

[@gardenfairy8479]

I have been having tension headaches, I lose consciousness and my hair fell off all because I stressed a lot for the past year about some unsuccessful relationship that left me scared for my health

[@soniczforever5470]

I got white hairs by 36 stress

[@grimVisionery]

i've had chronic stress with school; i'd know real time how it physically effects you. its not fun. i'd stress vomit.

[@rachelelizabeth6017]

FlorentineOfMine Same, I struggle with anxiety and school makes it a lot worse. I feel SOO sick some days!

[@insertedgynamehere8704]

Yeah ikr school has just deprived me of any happiness

[@insertedgynamehere8704]

But I'm sorry you stress vomited that sounds terrible😭😭😭

[@MustangNinjas]

Are you in college? I just got my first semester done. I was really stressed at first, but I found the best way to tackle stress was to make lists, schedule my days, and do work as soon as I got it. By working on the source of the stress, even if I did poorly on the assignment or didn't finish it, I found that the stress evaporated.

[@grimVisionery]

no, i was in highschool. had to get taken out of the school in my town bc it became too stressful due to too many factors lmao. i already have a lot of problems with my health, and the stress school was pushing on me, both normally and because of my troubled health, was too much

[@Zanyotaku]

I am shocked I was writing the intro paragraph on an essay for THIS EXACT TOPIC and then BAM a video on it. Thanks a million for the additional sources~ Lessened MY stress by a little bit.

[@GetPsyched]

The physiological reactions we can have from stress are enormous, and at times seriously debilitating! The increase of cortisol, serotonin and spinal fluid have all been empirically verified when stress levels increase. Having effective coping strategies and appropriate means of recognising stress in ourselves is vital if we are to overcome this issues derived from stress. Another great video, thanks for this!

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Doesn't serotonin get reduced in that state?

[@GetPsyched]

Your 100% correct, my mistake.

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Wow. A YT comment that admits mistake. Hi Mr. Unicorn! :)

[@GetPsyched]

hahaha a man and a psychologist don't have much integrity, or ethics if he can't admit when he's wrong. Both men and psychologists often are. Thanks for the heads up.

[@linusyootasteisking]

ah, i was just gonna ask a related question about lower serotonin levels. the whole "perceived poverty" thing overlaps alot with social animals (including humans) being in the low end of social hierarchies. it makes sense that it would make you more stressful (also impulsive and violent) due to the psycho-physiological response to become motivated to climb the latter. at least that's what i've got from jordan peterson.

[@Sheeta24]

"Which really... helps... with the youtube algorithm." This small laugh at 5:22 was absolute gold xD And thank you so much for the video, it really fascinating to understand the biological response of chronic stress

[@abeerahmed8307]

reading the title made me stress about my chronic stress :)

[@Haesslicherblaubarsch]

Stress is the one threat in my daily life I always underestimate, although I feel the effects of it everyday. The fact that even thinking differently about stress loweres our stress levels literally made my heartbeat drop to a relatively normal level so maybe this video might influence me a great deal, at least I hope so.

[@agentwashingtub9167]

I know you only take suggestions from Patreon, but I think it would be cool if you did an episode on abuse and how it can affect people

[@Ayaforshort]

Agent Washingtub That would need to be a series. There are many types of abuse and the age of the person being abused it has a huge affect on coping and long term consequences. Environment and genetics also plays a large role.

[@Nerobyrne]

badly. Also, if you're male, nobody cares. Found that out the hard way.

[@agentwashingtub9167]

Nerobyrne Same. It’s fun

[@hayk3000]

@@Nerobyrne hey man I wish you the best. I hope you're feeling better

[@kylec8015]

Why did you have to make a video about how stress harms you? That's just going to stress me out more...

[@LuluClimbs]

Same XD

[@Centomila]

You are not Kyle. You are clearly Tweek.

[@yashadityavyas6415]

You stole my words

[@melisapam3078]

Hahahaha that's exactly what I thought

[@kayleighseverino5970]

Literally

[@kaynexl]

I am going through lots of stress and uncomfortableness, just in these 6 month I have been attacked by gangs twice with knives, my abusive household has never been this much abusive, I have got my privacy taken away, I am scared to leave my room, idk I don’t feel good I am not even focused my mind is always somewhere else, and I cataphraize a lot

[@janycebrown4071]

I hope that you are doing better ❤🌝

[@amimusic3]

I like that you included ways to decrease stress as part of the research you're sharing. Otherwise I'd just leave the video feeling stressed about all the stress D:

[@feynstein1004]

But he barely scratched the surface. And forgot to mention the most important way to reduce stress: exercise. There are many other ways of reducing stress: laughter, reading, masturbation to name a few.

[@agnessiaasianb.4123]

That explains how last semester I got more mouth ulcers, got common cold like at least once a month, got migraine and gastritis so often, and peaked in a depressive episode in like, a few months ago

[@jkm7983]

I can attest to this. Too much stress can cause an intense pain in your chest. Not like a heart attack more like a contraction

[@NewMessage]

My icon causes me stress.

[@lunarbeing4982]

lmao same

[@Alan18012]

hi

[@B3l0v3d05]

THANK YOU for including ideas and research looking at ways to help with the effects of stress outside of just "get rid of [it]". A lot of people don't have the means or option to just do away with the chronic stress at any given moment.

[@CarBENbased]

This video is very oddly well timed for me for where I'm at in right now in life. Thank you Hank and Sci show team, i needed this video today.

[@plainpawesome]

Hank, I've been watching sci show for some years now and although I really enjoy most of your content and the education that comes, I am a profile that doesn't normally comment... However, your honest and humble ask for a like and subscribe in this video got me feeling a debt of gratitude for everything that you have done. Thank you. I was moved to like comment and subscribe (with the bell).

[@MrMills-rs4zg]

How school hurts your body*

[@michelebaron1372]

Hey Buddy! This was great! Thanks!

[@momijithelesbianleftie6578]

The last two parts were such huge stress reliefs. Good to know my chance of dying sooner isn't any higher because I help others with their stress. As well as be mindful of how I look at stress. Thank you

[@UmarFarooq-mo7no]

Keep it up Hank! You guys make awesome videos! Love them

[@aquamarine3699]

Literally just starting learning about this in my psychology class! Thx scishow!

[@tfm2420]

I'm really happy that the Sci Show team are able to make a living from doing these vids, its all fine and dandy but the viewers have no clue about what goes on behind the scenes. or like myself am proud to help out support the channel thru liking watching and sharing. i want to be able to become a patron but funds are at well there no funds :) just LOVE !!!!!!!!! L.O.V.E

[@LauraDFTBA]

Yup, there's the reason I have grey hairs already. It's ridiculous the effect stress has, just in the last two years I think I've aged more than in the five years before that.

[@NatUTubeful]

Hank is the most adorable person on the planet with that nervous laugh of his lmao Already subscribed a long time ago! I think I pretty much watched all of the videos in all SciShow channels!

[@MrsAlexisAgnew2019]

This and their "Anxiety Hurts" video just gave me life. ❤️

[@DemonXeron]

I love the honesty at the end :D

[@lifesgr84me]

Thank you! This is very helpful and I’m glad to know that I’m not crazy lol. I honestly can’t remember a time when I wasn’t stressed out. Growing up with neglect and abuse and then have that spill into my adult life. I’ve been chronically stressed my entire life and getting older (59) I get physically ill ALL. THE. TIME. Thanks for reading!

[@liamlynch2115]

I’m always suffering despite things being good. Irritable, overwhelmed, stressed about everything: kids, house, work, social interaction. Everything drives me nuts like messes, clutter, everything could use a cleaning but I feel I don’t have the time or energy. My health, fitness, looks are all falling apart. I feel lethargic a lot, a little dizzy, I procrastinate and ruminate.

[@thezeetree]

So cool!! I love learning about the science behind our everyday lives. Great episode, thanks scishow psych!

[@user-mq7hp8bz2h]

Hloo 😲

[@YananoBere]

This was helpful and enlightening. Thank you

[@Keith-tz2jy]

I dropped out of life for stress relief

[@markcarey8426]

What a very sensible vid. I feel more relaxed already.

[@adnan7698]

This is a very accurate and helpful video

[@acidicjello1962]

Thank you Hank

[@madmiracleworker7941]

Me clicking on this : let's see what I'm doing to myself

[@kenziesmith6734]

This is only adding to my chronic stress thx

[@micahsilvestre9236]

Thanks for this. I finally have the guts to move on from my failed relationship to save myself thru all these diseases that I might get if I continue to stress myself because of him.

[@xKerensax]

This video is stressing me out

[@tasniaintisarkhan5924]

Thank you

[@MarieHolestad]

As a person suffering from Complex trauma (a form of ptsd) I get constantly checkups because my body is in constant stress/fight or flight. This was very informing and well explained. :)

[@Truerealism747]

What are your symptoms

[@MarieHolestad]

@@Truerealism747 high blood pressure and migrains are the most prevalent ones these days. 4 years ago it was a lot worse with a lot more symptoms, like the two already mentioned, constant chest pains, nausea, stomach cramps and dizziness.

[@Truerealism747]

@@MarieHolestad it's constant muscle pain for me how did you get better was it all anxiety did you have OCD before

[@MarieHolestad]

@@Truerealism747 I had depression and anxiety. Its still part of the diagnosis. But I got better with intense therapy. Unfortunately a lot about mental illnesses that causes stress, is up to the person to deal with. It's a lot of hard work, and the road feels endless, but it will help if you put your mind to it.

[@Truerealism747]

@@MarieHolestad thankyou the muscle tension hard to battle on but I do my best thank uou

[@heychrisfox]

The ending was precious.

[@sensibleb]

This video basically tells me that I'm going to die alone and unhappy.

[@karlhans6678]

:(

[@sega64official]

Feels bad man

[@BALAHANUMAN]

After seeing this my stress levels further increased.

[@C00kii0]

This explains a lot...

[@Meowwolfwarrior]

Very helpful 👍

[@Ahldor]

Really really good video about stress. Stress is actually a super broad term and may be the cause of some 97% of our diseases.

[@2killnspray9]

3:45 there is something I don't understand. If we know this, why all cancer research centers are in denial of the link between stress and cancer? It's obviously going to increase the risk. I saw a video about a study that showed that it could be high as 90% of deases caused by stress (maybe not 97%)

[@yosoyysoyyo]

Wow, the story of my life :,)

[@Frederikedie]

I really appreciate your videos >o

[@javojavojavojavo]

Yeah, it's me!!!

[@raisinjeffreys2481]

You’re giving me chronic stress over my chronic stress

[@gordiancatknot320]

This video really stresses me out

[@MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs]

Damn! Watching this video made me think about things that stress me, and now I'm stressed! 😬

[@magerehenk7579]

L Galicki Band When you're stressing you can put it in one of two categories: - you can't influence it. In this case there is no reason to stress because it's not gonna help you anyway - you can influence it. In this case there is no reason to stress because you can change the outcome to your liking.

[@eagleeye4169]

School stresses me out, every single day, there’s not a day of school that I feel relaxed and happy. I’ve been this way since kindergarten, however, I’m a senior now so it’s finally almost over. Meditation during and after school helps a little though.

[@akkeller2013]

[@memo9875]

I'm currently in grade 12 and I go to one of the hardest highshools in Alberta (Alberta is known for having a very hard education system). Before I moved to Canada I lived in Dubai and I would always have a 90% average. When I moved to Alberta it was extremely difficult for me to get used to how different everything Is, especially schools. Most of my marks would range from 65-70% I became extremely depressed and I stressed out everyday and got maximum 5 hours of sleep on a daily basis. I had to learn everything on my own since everything was different and I've only lived here for 3 years. I still find it extremely difficult. Final exams are coming up and I have to write a diploma for every subject. Currently this sesmter I am taking 4 core classes which adds onto my stress even more. I feel like throwing up everyday and I truly try my best but I feel like the energy has been sucked on of my life and I haven't been able to function properly. I went on anxiety meds to calm me down but that hasn't done a thing. Coming from an Arab background I feel the pressure to impress everyone with my marks. I cry everyday about the possibility of not getting accepted to universities because they have high average rates and I never wanted to die so badly before. I try my absolute best but words don't even make sense to me anymore. I have to read a page atleast 10 times for it to get into my head. I've been depressed for 3 years nd having many panic attacks and I am sleep deprived af. My relationship with everyone around me sucks because I am not the same person anymore. What do i do ???? I haven't had the chance to breathe I never take a break from school what the hell do I do. I feel dumb and worthless. Everyone around me makes it seem like life depends on the grades you take and I can't live that way. the school I go to is extremely hard it's very difficult for me because I'm new to this ! I am hopeless at this point. I don't know a thing about what to do

[@meepmorp_aibo]

I can relate to this, I too have moved abroad for studies and find it difficult to cope with the changes. How are you doing now?

[@lynda65587]

Get a regular job. Dont worry about the college. Your family and friends will have no choice to accept your decision. You cant put yourself through what you have described. Whatever you decide to do, will be a breeze compared to what you are putting up with. And you are one of the smarter ones. What of the average student. How can they cope. ??. It is really a cruel world. When something is not working after much persistence. Try something else. You may be surprised how much easier it is.

[@lynda65587]

Try something else. You are obviously very smart. Get a job and give college a miss. Your friends and family will have no choice to accept your decision. You may be surprised how much easier life could be for you, as you cant keep coping with what you have described.

[@jeffinetlyjeffbi9770]

How is it Hank is not a Dr. But I learned more from his videos than I ever have from a 'Dr'

[@QueenofSilence101]

Oh, lordy, I remember the 5-ish weeks before I graduated high school. I was so stressed out, I started having chest pains because of it. I had to leave school early one day, and broke down crying once I got home. Was not a fun time.

[@lovexbibi]

this is basically my life in a video x)

[@silverandexact]

Can we get over the idea that stress response is "fight or flight"? There are 5 Fs... "Freeze" (self-explanatory) is another response that's been well-documented and accepted by most/many since the 90s. "Friend" is another response. It's what babies to do when stressed-cry to get a caregiver, then coo, make faces, or grab at them to form a relationship. When someone is scared, they might instinctively grab someone's hand and when they're feeling overwhelmed, they might seek physical or verbal affection to feel better. "Flop" is the least-well-known, and it describes when the body and mind yield to the threat. A person's body goes limp and their mind goes offline, so to speak (dissociate). For example, a child of an abusive parent might adopt this tactic if they can't fight, they know running/hiding (flight) will make their eventual abuse worse, friend tactics have failed, and freezing does nothing to protect them. The flop response is an unfortunately misunderstood coping mechanism and I think it's important to talk about because understanding this lessens victim blaming in cases of abuse (of all types, on humans of all ages).

[@karlhans6678]

so is stress good?

[@ICARUSxRISING]

It's so sad how true this is.

[@Thepixiebella]

My stress is causing me traumatic sleep/ crying in sleep, sharp, SHARP pain while breathing, getting sick, depression. It’s getting worse 😔

[@luckycat6665]

in the same boat if you ever want someone to listen I'm here

[@lucykaruku1392]

@@luckycat6665 hi lucky I got hypertension Because of sťress

[@Visaipalagai]

helping with other person's stress kinda works :)

[@jenkyespole5992]

Like your perents right?

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[@m7trf07]

This is strange but i feel less stressful now How I do not know But really greatful that I watch this Thanks a lot

[@mahdiomidvar564]

you are one of the most loveliest creatures i have ever seen.

[@devorahtenajeros9843]

But how not to be stressed? It's so hard!

[@ndjfbdbdjfjbd5177]

Watching this and stressing out

[@GraveUypo]

good timing. i was COMPLETELY stressed from ~dec 5 to dec 11. like COMPLETELY, ALL THE TIME. wasn't getting much sleep (and when i did i dreamed about my investments), i was constantly worrying even when working on something completely different... then i got sick. imagine that, me, sick. i don't get sick. that's when i realized i couldn't keep that up. jumped out. no money in the world is worth that much stress. i'm still sick. damnit. the stress part has been somewhat resolved though. i have regrets, left on kind of a bad note, but feeling much better either way.

[@rachelelizabeth6017]

Can this be applied to someone with Generalized Anxiety or another anxiety disorder??

[@Zanyotaku]

I would imagine so, as by definition when you have anxiety your sympathetic nervous system is waaaaay more active than it really should be for day to day activities. My own anxiety is a near constant source of stress in my life.

[@B3l0v3d05]

Absolutely.

[@feynstein1004]

I'm not a doctor but anxiety is generally caused by a deficiency of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain as far as I know. People with anxiety disorders have higher levels of cortisol and adrenaline in their system, if I recall correctly.

[@Nerobyrne]

you're fat, get used to it.

[@Potatobrains_]

Been suffering from GAD for about 9 years, and that was bad enough but the last few years it got so much worse after I was introduced to Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome, Wikipedia that if you're curious. If you suffer from Anxiety and are offered Benzodiazepines to help with it, I strongly urge you to ask your Doc as many questions about it as you can, unlike what I did. It's no fun.

[@alexisevans1792]

Well this explains a lot about my life

[@cindygiesbrecht3146]

Doing the dishes makes me feel much better about life.

[@Alice_Fumo]

oh great, a video that's telling me I'll die of old age at like age 30 and will be ill all the time is totally going to help me relax and stress out less.

[@sevfx]

Every time i face stress, i just watch hank's song "we're all gonna die", that just takes everything in perspective :D

[@Overtonl1234]

When you have anxiety or something along those lines you’re internalizing almost every moment of the day. Something you can’t quite put your finger on but it’s obviously there because there you sit dealing with it constantly. I imagine that would really have to be toxic for the body.

[@response2u]

The fast way this dude talks is a stressor!

[@RosheenQuynh]

My chronic stress has been dealing with an abusive stepmother for over a decade then finally getting out of that situation in 2014. To this day, I still got PTSD from that...

[@thegrimelitegamer37]

Me too, thanks.

[@melodicdiscord9328]

Hmm yes. I think I will watch a video on the shitty things that are happening to me. That sounds like it won't make things worse.

[@jimmycarlin6309]

Thanks mate really like knowing what I go through is killing me

[@Mooseplatoon]

It's really good to have a bite-sized video people with chronic stress or anxiety can show to people instead of trying to encapsulate it themselves, thank you.

[@borkostolo9196]

Story of my life. I wish I have seen this before :)

[@brooksmiller5597]

3:29 - BASED!

[@nva8388]

My resource of stress is my big sister, she doesnt give me privacy and she used to pick on me, tease me and today, she annoys me and thats why im always stressed because i think that she can come out of the other room at any moment.

[@Kyrious]

Chronic stress really is a threat to my well being it just further increases the other causes of the stress.

[@Kaithegothicbunny]

This is sad as I am experiencing it at the moment because my family and mental health problems like i have autism my parents fight loud and my siblings talk and play loud it's a constant stress I do meditate and stuff but I can't ever go to school with out being stressed I do meditate and stuff but it don't work and now I am close too having time two so please me kind to others and if you meet someone like me be calm and not loud as it puts stress on most thanks -

[@avicohen2k]

That explains allot. My dad is nearing 70, sleeps 5 hours a night Max, works 16 hr and he is always stressed. somehow he is happy and healthy (so far..) - I think he does see as a challenge and one of the reasons to live. I wish I could too..

[@Houdini111]

Great. Now I'm stressed about causing damage by being stressed.

[@xarin42]

as someone with dysthymia and anxiety I feel I have a vested interest in this particular episode ... though I guess a lot of the episodes on this channel are helpful for me actually '^-^ this one though resonated especially well.

[@zethany9485]

I'm sick with the flu and I just had an insanely stressful day beside my toxic parent. I guess I won't be getting better any time soon X')

[@00000ghcbs]

For anyone interested in this topic, Robert Sapolsky has a great book called "Why zebras don't get ulcers" that is all about the effects of stress in health.

[@alexchan6303]

“Anxiety makes you get tired” Well believe me when I say... we been knew

[@shotgunreaper]

I'm probably gonna die from stress, I don't even work because of how sick stress has made me.

[@kimberlydrennon4982]

It would be cool to come up with a procedure to monitor workplace stress that regular bosses (not just biologists) can manage and use.

[@rogiemcarthur3777]

Knowing that my stress may be physically harming me is stressing me out 😅