WhitneyDo Men or Women Stress Easier
December 29th 2010 18:02
Stress and anxiety is an emotional state, so there's no question that it affects men and women differently. But, whether men or women stress easier, that's a whole other issue altogether.
Some people believe that women handle stress better because they are built to handle more emotional situations better than men, but on the other hand, it's thought that men just don't let out their emotions or release their stress like women.
In regards to finding a sure-fire answer to whether men or women handle and deal with stress better, that can be found by taking tests after tests using different test subjects. But, the problem occurs when different things stress different people.
If you look at the side effects of stress, such as heart disease, women have a lower rate of heart disease when compared to men, which could be attributed to stress levels. But, the number of women who do suffer heart disease is increasing.
The trends of heart disease can somewhat correlate with the number of women in the workplace, but again it's all assumption.
In general, though, as the times change and progress, there is more stress in the workplace, at home, in school, and overall, so it's hard to average out and compare current numbers with older numbers.
If you look at it biologically, women have more oxytocin in their bodies than men. It's a hormone that is meant to help the woman manage stress during childbirth and breastfeeding. The hormone is meant to create a sense of calmness. Because women have the hormone in abundance at different times and stages of their lives, biologically, they handle stress a little better than men.
Again, times change, work increases and more duties may be undertaken, all of which increase stress. Plus, men tend to hold in their emotions, which in the long run typically increases and magnifies the emotion, where most women tend to release the emotions so that they don't intensify.
Some people believe that women handle stress better because they are built to handle more emotional situations better than men, but on the other hand, it's thought that men just don't let out their emotions or release their stress like women.
In regards to finding a sure-fire answer to whether men or women handle and deal with stress better, that can be found by taking tests after tests using different test subjects. But, the problem occurs when different things stress different people.
If you look at the side effects of stress, such as heart disease, women have a lower rate of heart disease when compared to men, which could be attributed to stress levels. But, the number of women who do suffer heart disease is increasing.
The trends of heart disease can somewhat correlate with the number of women in the workplace, but again it's all assumption.
In general, though, as the times change and progress, there is more stress in the workplace, at home, in school, and overall, so it's hard to average out and compare current numbers with older numbers.
If you look at it biologically, women have more oxytocin in their bodies than men. It's a hormone that is meant to help the woman manage stress during childbirth and breastfeeding. The hormone is meant to create a sense of calmness. Because women have the hormone in abundance at different times and stages of their lives, biologically, they handle stress a little better than men.
Again, times change, work increases and more duties may be undertaken, all of which increase stress. Plus, men tend to hold in their emotions, which in the long run typically increases and magnifies the emotion, where most women tend to release the emotions so that they don't intensify.
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