Stress: The Silent Assassin — Unmasking Its Impact on Modern Life

Since immemorial times, Stress, an innate response ingrained in our species, once played a vital role in our survival. However, in the contemporary World, it has earned a sinister reputation as “the silent assassin.” I’ve been studying Stress and Anxiety for a decade, mainly because I have suffered from anxiety since I have memories. This Summer, the emotional challenge was on a new level. I lost my dad; he was 69 years old, and it shocked my World. One of my greatest and closest friends, who was helping to cope with the loss, one month later, died suddenly (age 45). We were friends for 40 years. As you can imagine, my Stress levels were in high gear. And I know that I’m not even near my natural stress levels. I had decided to take Mental Health Awareness, mainly related to Stress and Anxiety, as my fighting banner in all my Portuguese content (I have this pet project called “<a href="https://www.eleva-te.pt/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Eleva-te</a>“). But considering that Stress is a relevant topic for today’s World, I will share some content here, translated to this broader forum. This is my first article, which I hope will be a collection of articles related to Mental Health Awareness. All opinions and points of view are more than welcome. <a href="https://medium.com/@ricardocastelhano/stress-the-silent-assassin-unmasking-its-impact-on-modern-life-33d863af9b5b">Website</a>