Prolonged nervousness, transitory periods of sadness, excessive tiredness… if you feel these symptoms frequently, you could be suffering from metabolic stress. This disease, also known as workers’ disease, affects a very high number of employees. So much so that it is considered one of the great evils of the 21st century.
The endless working hours, overly competitive colleagues, the accumulation of work, peer pressure… All of these are factors that can cause you anxiety and stress at work. Like all types of stress, metabolic stress occurs as a result of some external stimulus to which our body reacts to a greater or lesser extent. It is a silent disease, since its symptoms go unnoticed on too many occasions.
Work stress can affect personal life
The worker who suffers from metabolic stress suffers from depression, anxiety, tiredness… although back pain, constipation, fat accumulation, etc. can also appear. One of the biggest concerns to take into account is that each of the symptoms causes the progressive wear and tear of all organic functions, causing serious long-term health problems.
Due to the situation at work, stressed people often lose their libido, which causes the relationship to be damaged. If we add to this that they tend to be moody and irritable, personal life is often seriously affected by work stress.
Metabolic stress harms both workers and the companies themselves. As a consequence of the state of anxiety, the employee becomes irritable and is not as productive. Losing motivation and failing in health, he tends to miss more work, which inevitably ends up hurting the employer.
It is important that you go to your doctor if you consider that the symptoms of stress begin to be important or do not alleviate. Try to fix it before it’s too late. In any case, and as a complement to any medication or remedy that a professional recommends, a healthy life can help you reduce metabolic stress. A good diet and frequent exercise are the keys for you to begin to improve your state of health.
