No matter what, stress has become a part of life as everyone goes through stress at one point or the other. Scientifically, stress is a sudden reaction to pressure, tension, strain and significantly more on specific conditions. It is moreover caused due to various factors in life like survival factors, environmental factors, internal factors and so on. On the other hand, stress has been divided into different types – Acute stress, Episodic acute stress, and Chronic stress. These 3 types of stress affect everyone differently.
However, among all type of stress, we are going to discuss the most threatening types of stress that can deteriorate our physical and psychological well-being; Chronic stress. Remember, this stress does not only break down a student’s concentration level, learning, and memory ability but also causes serious physical damage.
1. Chronic stress, by and large lasts for long period of time. It is stubborn yet a serious form of stress as it literally affects the brain size and structure. It also destroys the normal regular functions of the brain.
2. Chronic stress increases the activity level of Amygdala – groups of nuclei located within the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates. Simply, Amygdala is your brains fear center.
3. Chronic stress likewise expands the level of Cortisol – a steroid hormone, otherwise called as the hydrocortisone. The increase in the level of Cortisol is caused by excessive worry and it dramatically affects an essential part of the cerebrum and vertebrates, also the focal point of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system – the Hippocampus to function correctly. Cortisol, on the other hand, can literally cause your brain to shrink in size.
4. Chronic stress can make it difficult to learn and recollect things. It moreover can cause genuine mental and physical damage like depression, heart disease, cancer, lung disease, alzheimer and many more.
5. Towards the end, you must remember that Chronic stress can be tackled with regular exercise, sleep quality, positive outlook, healthy food to restore hormonal imbalance and most importantly yoga and meditation that involves deep breathing and few more.
