Top 5 Negative Effects of Stress

Do you have a hard day at work? Are your children makes it difficult for you to keep your sanity? It becomes difficult to juggle your marriage and your friends? If yes, you're not alone. Millions of North Americans are stresses about various aspects of their lives, though most of them do not know how to handle it in an efficient manner.

Everyone has something they could be stressed out about just some people choose to focus on it more than others. Keeping a positive atmosphere will do wonders for your health - and may end up solving a couple of the problems we mentioned above in the meantime.

Alarming and emphasizes the little things (or even the big things) can have negative consequences for your life.

Here are the top 5 negative effects of stress:

1. Weight gain. It is ironic that both men and women stress out about their weight. It is even more ironic given the fact that you are stressed about those few extra pounds will probably lead to packing on a few more. It is a well known fact that the majority of people cope with stress by eating. So put that pop tart and pick up a book. It will help relieve the stress and keep your figure fabulous.

2. Headache / Migraine. If you have ever suffered from a migraine, you know, it's not a pleasant experience. What if we told you these circumstances could be avoided if you took the time to de-stress. If you feel like you worry too much about certain things in your life, take a jog or hit the gym. It's a heck of a lot better than spend the next three days in bed with the curtains closed and lights off, do not you think?

3. Mood swings / irritability. People cope with stress can be very temperamental and often suffer from mood swings. If you know someone who has been emphasized recently, chances are they have also become tense and hard to be around. If you do not like dealing with these types of people, so make sure you're not one of them himself.

4. Bad Skin. Stress and worrying can not only have a negative impact on your health, but can also have harmful effects on your appearance (besides weight gain). Stresses beyond (especially teenagers) can lead to eruptions, skin inflammation and even cold sores. If feeling good is not reason enough to stop the stresses may look good is.

5. Sleep Problems. Stress is the leading cause of sleep on average Americans. It's easy to lose several hours of valuable sleep time to worry about and analyze all the problems you deal with. The sad truth is that they are still going to be there tomorrow, so you might as well get some rest in the meantime.

Remember, everything will work out eventually. It always does.