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How Stress Impacts Your Health and Wellness

Excessive stress can have various negative impacts on your well-being. Discover the health conditions that stress can trigger and ways to prevent and control them.
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Mental Health Effects of Reading Negative Comments Online
By Arlin Cuncic
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Irritability: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
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Stress Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
By Toketemu Ohwovoriole
Wellness in the Black Community
Benefits of Yoga and Meditation in Communities of Color
By Cheryl S. Grant
Overthinking can be exhausting.
How to Know When You’re Overthinking
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Prison can take a serious toll on your mental health.
The Mental Health Effects of Being in Prison
By Amy Morin, LCSW
The Five Stages of Grief
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
People experiencing dysphoria lack enthusiasm about life.
What Is Dysphoria?
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Tips for coping with sleep deprivation
Chronic Sleep Deprivation: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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How Stress Works With and Against Your Memory
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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What Is Cortisol?
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Common Symptoms of too Much Stress
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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Is Stress a Cause of Hair Loss?
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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How Your Stress Response Is Triggered
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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Psychoneuroimmunology and Stress
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
Friendships are great for stress relief
Stress Relief for Women's Health
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
Meditation at home
6 Alternative Treatments for High Blood Pressure
By Elizabeth Scott, MS
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Epinephrine's Role in Stress Response
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Rumination can be stressful.
Repetitive Thoughts: Emotional Processing or Rumination?
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
What Is Anal Personality?
What Is an Anal Personality?
By Arlin Cuncic
Sleep deprivation can make stress levels soar.
Stress and Sleep Deprivation
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
Stress is a stroke risk factor
The Connection Between Stress and Stroke Risk
By Elizabeth Scott, MS
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Top 10 Things to Know About the Effects of Stress
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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How Worry and Anxiety Impact Longevity
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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How Stress Can Cause Weight Gain
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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Why You Binge Eat When You're Not Hungry
By Elizabeth Scott, MS
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How Stress Can Make Acne Worse
Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD
Meditation can be grasped even by beginners.
What is the Relaxation Response?
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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College Homesickness and How Parents Can Help
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
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How Are Headaches and Stress Connected?
Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN
Women face stress at work, home, and other areas of life.
How Women Can Relieve Their Stress
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
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When Stress Is Actually Good for You
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
Young couple arguing in street
How Anger Problems Affect Your Health
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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New Findings About Stress and Health
By Elizabeth Scott, MS
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How Stress Can Lead to a Low Libido
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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All About Catecholamines in the Stress Response
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Benefits of Positive Thinking for Body and Mind
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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Creating Additional Mental Stress by Self Sabotage
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
stressed woman with her head in her hands at work desk
How to Handle a Stress-Related Psychosomatic Illness
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
stressed couple taking care of baby in bedroom
Stress: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
angry woman with crossed arms sitting on couch
How to Manage Anger and Stress
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
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Stress Types, Symptoms, and Forms of Relief
By Elizabeth Scott, MS
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Why You Should Take Care of Your Body and Health
Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
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What Causes the Freshman 15?
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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Causes of Stress Differentials Between Individuals
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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How to Deal With Stress-Related Insomnia
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
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How to Develop an Internal Locus of Control
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS