Stress and health are directly related. It is common knowledge that stress can cause body and mind disorders.

Lead researcher Paul Surtees said: "Our findings suggest that people who are able to adapt more rapidly to stressful circumstances in their lives had a lower risk of stroke. "Whilst many questions remain to be answered by further research, this evidence raises the possibility that improving our ability to respond to stress may have benefits for vascular health."

Other than strokes, there are also many other ways in which stress can affect you. In the workplace, stress can affect a person in many here some of the most obvious ways:

Physical signs:
headaches,
clenched jaws,
indigestion,
constipation or diarrhea,
increased perspiration
and fatigue or insomnia due to stress, anxiety.

Mental signs:
irritability with co-workers,
defensiveness,
anger,
mood swings and feelings of helplessness or of being trapped.

Behavior signs:

54 percent say stress in the workplace makes them impatient, procrastinate, quick to argue, withdraw or isolated themselves from others, neglect responsibility and perform poorly.

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