My understanding is that how you respond to stress is a better predictor than total amount of stress.
That raises an interesting question. Just from simple observation, it’s clear that a lot of people respond to stress by engaging in unhealthy behaviors like binge eating, excessive alcohol consumption, etc. So if stress is correlated with health problems, perhaps the causation is indirect.
My understanding is that how you respond to stress is a better predictor than total amount of stress.
That raises an interesting question. Just from simple observation, it’s clear that a lot of people respond to stress by engaging in unhealthy behaviors like binge eating, excessive alcohol consumption, etc. So if stress is correlated with health problems, perhaps the causation is indirect.
We do have some reasons to expect direct causation such as inflammation and immunosupression.