Too Much Stress
Stress is the body’s reaction to stressors, demands, challenges, or threats. Exposure to stress can trigger the body’s “fight-or-flight” response. A little stress can have a positive impact on the brain. It can help a person beat a deadline, be extra alert, boost motivation, or escape an unpleasant situation. However, stress becomes a health problem when the stressors continuously appear and bother a person.
The body’s nervous system controls a person’s vision, heart rate, and breathing. Therefore, too much exposure to chronic stress may lead to physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms. For instance, when people experience stress and anxiety, they tend to gulp large amounts of air. This can be a conscious or unconscious reaction that may lead to belching. Stress can also lead to muscle tension, jaw clenching, and digestive problems that may lead to excessive burping.
Other symptoms of stress can be more alarming, like chest pains, exhaustion, high blood pressure, dizziness, migraines, trouble having sex, and a weak immune system. Stress can also cause emotional damage to a person, like frequent panic attacks, low self-esteem, depression, and an extreme feeling of sadness and emptiness.
