acute stress
Acute stress is the most common form and comes from demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future. Running to catch the train first thing in the morning when you are fresh and ready to start your workday may not be as taxing as running for that same train when you have worked 16 hours and are tired and hungry. Likewise, if you are out and about for a ride in the country and encounter a detour, you may not be as distressed by it as you would be if you were running late for an important meeting. Short- term stress doesn't have enough time to do the damage that long- term stress does, but it can lead to emotional stress which can lead to some combination of anger or irritability, anxiety, and depression, which are the three stress emotions. These three emotions can lead to muscular problems including tension headache, back pain, jaw pain, and the muscular tensions that lead to pulled muscles and tendon and ligament problems; stomach, gut and bowel problems such as heartburn, acid stomach, flatulence, diarrhea, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome. The occurrence of brief over arousal leads to elevation in blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms, heart palpitations, dizziness, migraine headaches, cold hands or feet, shortness of breath, and chest pain. The good news is that although acute stress can occur in anyone's life, it is highly treatable and manageable.
