Stress Amongst Healthcare Professionals and Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic (original) (raw)

2021, International journal of advanced research

Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension which is a part of everyone's life. It is a natural feeling of not being able to adapt to explicit demands and events. It can emerge out of any event or thought that makes you feel baffled, angry or anxious. It's your body's response to a challenge or demand ("Stress and your Health", n.d.). We can encounter stress from our environment, body and thoughts. Indeed positive life events such as promotion, marriage, the birth of a child, etc. produce stress ("Stress: Signs, Symptoms, Management & Prevention", 2020). Stress can be positive when it helps you avoid danger or fulfill a time constraint however when stress goes on for quite a long time, it may harm your health ("Stress and your Health", n.d.). Positive stress keeps us ready, spurred and prepared to dodge threat. Stress becomes negative when a person faces continuous challenges without relief or relaxation between stressors. As a result, the person becomes exhausted and stress-related tensions build ("Stress: Signs, Symptoms, Management & Prevention", 2020). Stress that proceeds without relief can lead to a condition called distress-a negative stress reaction. Distress can disturb the body's internal balance equilibrium, leading to physical symptoms such as headaches, an upset stomach, elevated blood pressure, chest pain, sleep deprivation, etc. Emotional problems can likewise result from distress.