How grief can affect your health

sleep problems

Sadness may lead to sleep disturbances, such as a person finding it difficult to fall asleep, waking up a lot, or sleeping a lot.
Thus, sadness prevents a person from getting enough sleep, which affects the quality of life, productivity at work and mood. Good sleep habits can help such as: a warm bath before bed, relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, and going to bed and waking up at the same time each day.

feeling tired

Feeling sad can drain your energy. To stay active, make sure you:
Maintain a healthy balanced diet.
Exercise regularly.
Stay away from negative relationships and surround yourself with positive and optimistic people.
Maintain as much as possible a daily routine of varied activities.
In the event that fatigue persists for more than four weeks, it is best to consult a psychiatrist to accurately diagnose the condition and determine the appropriate treatment.

weak immune system

Your inability to overcome your sorrows weakens the body's ability to fight infectious diseases.
Sadness causes a rise in stress hormones in the body, such as cortisol and adrenaline, which weakens the body's immune system. Therefore, sadness and the accompanying stress and psychological anxiety increase the rate of exposure to some health problems.
Most notably:
Negatively affecting the health of the skin, for example, increasing acne.
Increased risk of developing immune diseases: such as eczema, asthma and psoriasis.
Wounds take longer to heal.
It is important to consult a psychologist for psychological support to overcome various negative emotions.

feeling anxious

Sadness is often accompanied by a feeling of loss of control over life, which leads to feelings of anxiety. When the circle of anxiety expands to include most aspects of life: worrying about the future, worrying about losing a job, worrying about losing a loved one, …
In this case, psychological intervention is necessary to make a correct diagnosis, identify the causes, and determine the treatment.

physical aches and cramps

Several studies conducted in the United States showed that psychological pain activates the same areas responsible for physical pain in the brain.
Sadness may lead to physical pain and spasms that may be mild or severe in the various organs or muscles of the body: the muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, chest, abdomen and feet.
Often these spasms are for short periods.
There are several ways to help get rid of or relieve this pain:
It is useful to consult a psychologist or therapist, as psychotherapy is one of the most important steps that help you get rid of feelings of stress by identifying the causes and how to control these feelings.
Walking or even simple movement helps increase blood flow in the muscles, relieving spasms.
Drink water in good quantities, especially mineral water.
Eat basic meals while maintaining a balanced diet.
Sleeping enough hours.
Take nutritional supplements that help relax muscle spasms, such as potassium.

High risk of heart attacks

Doctors attribute the causes of pain that accompanies psychological trauma to an increase in the secretion of stress hormone, which causes narrowing of the blood vessels of the heart, and thus the process of pumping blood does not take place properly, and pain appears in that area of ​​the body similar to the symptoms of clots.
Some physical symptoms may be an indication of the risk of a heart attack, and therefore you should go directly to the doctor or the nearest hospital center if the following symptoms appear:
- Feeling of tightness in the chest.
- Pain in the upper body.
- breathing difficulties.
- Cold sweats with nausea.