Prolonged stress can cause high blood pressure, weaken the immune system, and contribute to diseases such as obesity and heart disease. Left unchecked, long-term stress can contribute to a long list of physical and mental health problems. But chronic stress-for example, from unrelenting pandemic-related pressures, social unrest, or violence-is different. In the short term, stress can push a child to practice for her piano recital or inspire a teen to study when he’d rather be out with friends.
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