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depression. When the
body is faced with stress,
there is a biochemical
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reaction in which the
consumption of energy
is raised to the
maximum level, and if
this level of stress
continues, an imbalance
in body functions
results.
Experts have
written about the
connection between
stress and pain:
There is a significant
correlation between stress
and the tenseness and
pain it causes. Stress-born
tenseness causes the veins
to be contracted, therefore
preventing blood flow to certain regions in the brain. On the other
hand, leaving a tissue bloodless for a while is direct cause for pain,
because, possibly, the extra need for oxygen in the tense tissue as
well as the lack of blood in the tissue stimulates special pain
receptors. Meanwhile, adrenaline and noradrenalin-substances that
affect the nervous system during stress-are released. These either
directly or indirectly increase the tenseness of the muscles. Thus,
pain causes tenseness, which in turn causes anxiety, which then leads
to an increase in pain. 16
Stress and depression-related conditions, such as memory loss,
attention deficit, lack of clear judgement and thinking, nervous
twitches and uncontrollable behaviour, are recognisable in those