Stress & Your Health

How stress affects physical and mental health conditions across different life stages. Articles examine immune function, panic disorders, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, depression, insomnia and pregnancy.

Am I Stressed or Depressed?

Understand the key differences between stress and depression, two conditions often confused despite having distinct causes and effects.

Anxiety Brought About by Stress

Understand how chronic stress triggers anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks, plus what symptoms to watch for.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder causes long-term worry and fear, often triggered by stress at home or work, affecting about one in fifty people.

Hair Loss and Stress

Stress can trigger hair loss through conditions like telogen effluvium and alopecia areata, but understanding what's happening helps you manage it.

How Well Do You Cope with Stress?

Understand your stress patterns and learn what triggers your anxiety so you can manage it better.

Insomnia and Stress

Stress and anxiety are common causes of insomnia, a sleep disorder that ranges from a few nights to chronic cases lasting weeks or longer.

Psychosomatic Illness

How stress and emotional problems can trigger real physical symptoms in your body and what that means for your health.

Stress and Expectant Mothers

Pregnancy stress hits harder for first-time mothers juggling work, medical concerns, and uncertainty about what's ahead.

Stress and Your Immune System

Chronic stress weakens your immune system and can trigger serious health problems like heart disease, diabetes, and ulcers.

What Is Panic Disorder?

Panic disorder causes sudden attacks with symptoms like shaking, dizziness and overwhelming fear, though doctors don't fully understand why it happens.