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📣 joshunabs

Does your work put stress on your heart's health?


Does your work put stress on your heart's health?


  👤 LinuxBender Accepted Answer ✓
Stress raises Cortisol. Chronic elevated cortisol is bad for ones health [1] whereas acute stress is a normal part of life. If work is causing chronic stress always being stressed that is unhealthy.

Or are you asking each of us if we are experiencing chronic stress?

[1] - https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?Con...


👤 PhazonJim
It used to, when I cared a lot more. But at this point in my life work is just a means to an end - a source of income to allow me to pursue passion projects and support my family. I do my job as well as I can and when "stressful" things happen that are out of my control - I just ride it out.