This is evident from new research from Yale University.
Chronic stress
“Society experiences more stressed than ever. This leads to negative psychological and physical consequences,” the Yale University researchers explain. “Chronic stress is linked to health damage and possibly accelerated aging.” But that’s not all the researchers found.
Aging
The researchers studied 444 adults between the ages of 18 and 50. The team focused their efforts on the so-called ‘epigenetic clocks’. These are DNA methylation markers that can give a fairly accurate estimate of biological age. The researchers found – not particularly surprisingly – that chronic stress can indeed be associated with aging. This can be seen by a change in methylations, showing that those who are under more stress have ‘older’ cells than they should have.
Fewer negative effects
But not everyone who suffers from chronic stress reacts the same to it. Those who are good at controlling emotions and good at self-control – two factors of resilience – seem to be less sensitive to the negative effects of stress.
expressing emotions
“These results suggest a promising way to minimize the adverse effects of stress by enhancing your emotion regulation and self-control.” If you have trouble expressing your emotions, so it might be an idea to work on this. It is also important to set your boundaries well. Of these tips you have come a long way.
You can also try to reduce stress. In the video below, Dr. Rutger explains what you can do about this:
Source: Science alert.
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