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The interesting part about this is that these health issues are also linked directly with chronic stress. As one can imagine and many have experienced first-ha

The interesting part about this is that these health issues are also linked directly with chronic stress. As one can imagine and many have experienced first-hand over the last few years, these have been stressful times. Perhaps more studies will come out regarding stress's effect on suppressing various functions of the immune system during a pandemic. It has especially been interesting to see the mood shift as well. People are generally irritable, angry, anxious, and have regular panic attacks compared to years prior. Which may also explain the statistics of substance abuse being at all time highs: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-deaths-covid-19.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-death...

webdoodle 4y ago
- giraffe_lady 4y ago
  Isn't the global covid death count over 6 million now? Gonna take a lot of stress to be worse than that.
hirvi74 4y ago
I had a weird viral infection when I was 24. At least, that's what the doctor thought -- strep, flu, etc. all came back negative. It only lasted three days, and I was up and running again. However, it hit me during a horribly stressful time in my life -- both occupational and personal. Well about week or so after, I seemingly woke up with a rather unusual rash-like condition. Went to a doctor, they had no idea what it was, got sent to a derm, and even they were puzzled. I shit you not, they were literally on WebMD with me in the room debating amongst themselves what it could be. Turns out it was a rather rare subtype of an autoimmune disorder that was triggered. Of course, I have absolutely no family history of the disease (that I know of). Since I was "lucky" enough to win that lottery, I was also "lucky" enough that it never went away (it ebbs and flows, but we're two peas in a pod till I die). I'm just thankful it's not worse (yet) nor some other worse condition. I am not as 'immortal' nor resilient as I arrogantly thought. It happened to me, and it can happen to anyone too. Oh yea, stress is the #1 thing that makes it worse.

webdoodle 4y ago

giraffe_lady 4y ago
Isn't the global covid death count over 6 million now? Gonna take a lot of stress to be worse than that.

hirvi74 4y ago

I had a weird viral infection when I was 24. At least, that's what the doctor thought -- strep, flu, etc. all came back negative. It only lasted three days, and I was up and running again. However, it hit me during a horribly stressful time in my life -- both occupational and personal. Well about week or so after, I seemingly woke up with a rather unusual rash-like condition. Went to a doctor, they had no idea what it was, got sent to a derm, and even they were puzzled. I shit you not, they were literally on WebMD with me in the room debating amongst themselves what it could be. Turns out it was a rather rare subtype of an autoimmune disorder that was triggered. Of course, I have absolutely no family history of the disease (that I know of). Since I was "lucky" enough to win that lottery, I was also "lucky" enough that it never went away (it ebbs and flows, but we're two peas in a pod till I die). I'm just thankful it's not worse (yet) nor some other worse condition. I am not as 'immortal' nor resilient as I arrogantly thought. It happened to me, and it can happen to anyone too. Oh yea, stress is the #1 thing that makes it worse.