How behavioral changes affect immune system ?
How behavioral changes affect immune system ?
Sleep, stress, diet and social factors show a huge impact on the ability of the immune system to function.
Anxiety is the most common behavioral disorder and there is a deep connection between the behavior and the immune system.
Chronic anxiety can cause interference with the quality of life. Stressful life also increase the risk for causing anxiety disorders. There are several types of anxiety disorders- generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias and panic disorder.
The brain releases the stress hormones regularly when exposed to long term stress and panic attacks. This cause the increase in the frequency of the symptoms- headaches, dizziness and depression.
This take place because when the person is suffering from anxiety and stress then there is flooding of the central nervous system with hormones( adrenaline and cortisol) and chemicals by the brain which help to respond to any type of threat.
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