EXAMPLE OF TENSION AND ILLNESS

Thursday, August 6, 2009

A good example of the relationship of stress and health is when a marriage goes on the rocks. This often results in a breakdown of health of one or both partners of the marriage. Stress is a normal part of our lives. One can never completely escape from it. But reactions to stress can vary enormously. The most frequent undesirable reaction to stress is continuing anxiety. Some common symptoms of anxiety are insomnia and lack of attention at work. Tension works in many different ways. Some men get more tense playing golf than working in an office. One man can relax by merely walking up and down in his office while somebody else can take a pleasure trip round the world and still be filled with tension. The neurotic man is only half alive. He is anaesthetised against the joys of life and prevented by his neurosis from the accomplishments and happiness that would otherwise be his. It was found that people living in high-rise flats developed various types of illness because of the stress brought about by this type of living. Similarly, the tension caused by serve floods or the death of a loved one, all have a very definite physical effect on the body.