Try to decrease the stress levels
As I said before and you probably know it, there is a strong connection between our physical health and mental health. So, we have to be careful about what we think because negative thinking usually leads to a generally bad state. Therefore, you have to keep in mind that the more stressed you are, especially about the virus, the more likely you are to contract it or other diseases. “Stress can certainly hurt your immune system. Do not panic, try to minimize stress,” says Katz.
“When you’re under chronic stress or anxiety, your body produces stress hormones that suppress your immune system,” Moyad says.
For instance, a study done at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that stressed people are more likely to develop the common cold than those who are not stressed. Another study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzed the impact of the common cold on 276 healthy adults. The adults were exposed to the virus and quarantined for a week and the researchers have found that stressed subjects were more likely to develop common cold twice and had quite severe symptoms than individuals who were not stressed.
Nevertheless, stressed individuals are more likely to forget focusing on their diet or other healthy habits, such as sleep and personal hygiene.
“Response to stress is extremely personalized. Stress can be a good thing for some people with personality types that thrive when the clock is ticking – they become more ambitious, driven and enjoy the pressure.
The type of stress that borders on unhealthy behavior is where the control is lost, and the person does not feel healthy or happy in the situation they are in,” said Dr. Katharine Miao, a physician and Medical Director at CityMD to Forbes.
There are a lot of stress management techniques that you should follow. So, get up and move, meditate and have some ‘me time’.
