Stress exerts more than one effect. Its consequences can be felt sometimes long after the event that caused it in the first place.
Making sense of stress and its causes is not always straightforward, especially for those experiencing traumatic events or pressures that turn their lives upside down.
Workplace stress is an example where some of the longer term consequences can be avoided if sufficient control can be exerted soon enough. Working longer hours is possibly an understandable response to a threat of losing your job but if sustained beyond a point where it puts a consistent strain on the individual, it will probably result in loss of health.
I hope the diagram (see link below) I have added below helps at least a few to understand the consequences of workplace stress on an individual and how stress can set in train feedback loops that once they have gained some momentum can be difficult to control.
Herbal medicine can help people suffering from stress, as it can provide remedies that help the individual to [a] cope with stress (e.g. licorice root) , [b] sleep better (valerian, lemon balm), [c] digest food more efficiently (dandelion, agrimony), and [d] relax (chamomile, skullcap). It can also help people to recover more quickly from disease (many herbs but for colds and other short term viral infections, astragalus and andrographis). Finally, working with a trained herbalist can provide someone who is experiencing a lot of workplace stress new perspectives and insights in how to cope better and regain control not only of their health but their working environment.
