How does a psychological state of mind such as stress contribute or cause diseases and cause body organs to fail?

Question

I’ve heard it multiple times that stress is the worst enemy. But how exactly is stress an enemy to body, like how does long term exposure to stress increase risks of getting diseases?

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Answer 1

Stress isn’t just a state of mind, it’s a hormone in your body that activates a wide range of responses in your body.

That range overall takes resources away from processes that happen normally, like regeneration, digestion, immune defense and growth, and give those resources to processes that help you fight back against a threat, like muscles.

In a short period it’s incredibly useful, on the long run it’s damaging.