The Most Common Stress-Related Illnesses

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, negatively affects a person’s memory. This disease can start to occur before the age of sixty-five, making the symptoms appear as early as forty to fifty years old. The symptoms usually present themselves as memory loss and frequent confusion. Unfortunately, there is no cure, though it is somewhat treatable. Although stress does not cause Alzheimer's disease, living with constant stress can cause memory loss. Doctors have warned constant stress and anxiety can damage certain areas of the brain, which control reasoning, emotional responses, and memory. All of these factors can lead someone to depression and eventually, Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.