Major Triggers of Hypertension Disorder

Chronic Stress

An individual who experiences chronic stress can have chronic hypertension as a result. When an individual is exposed to a stressful situation, the body produces an influx of several stress hormones. These hormones are produced to prepare the body for a possible fight or flight response and to maximize performance should this type of response be necessary. The stress hormones produced in stressful situations do several things to the body, including increasing the heart rate and narrowing the blood vessels. While a stress response is only meant to have such physical effects temporarily, it can also result in chronic hypertension. This long-term effect happens when an individual is frequently in stressful situations and becomes adapted to the stress reaction that increases their blood pressure. This adaptation causes them to be sensitive to familiar conditions that may become stressful, causing a release of stress hormones in situations where non-affected individuals would not typically experience a stress response. The more an individual is stressed, the more time their blood pressure is elevated.

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