Does stress impact on RA?: - NRAS
Does stress impact on RA?
Hello. I am new to this so please forgive me if I am a bit clunky at it. Yes, Traceyanne, I believe from personal experience only, that stress does impact on RA.
I can only speak from experience, each time that I have been stressed out, I find that all my symptoms are at their worse, so I would say yes stress has a bearing on our disease.
I would agree. Stress does impact on it. We hold our bodies differently when we are stressed, our perception of pain alters and the chemical activities of our brains also change (which I think could impact on the auto-immune activity but am not entirely certain).
Meditation and relaxation exercises have been shown to be very beneficial.
Take care
Judy
Hello Tracey I believe it does make my joints worse.
It's known that stress impacts on our immune system. The ARC 'Mind Map for RA' shows 'Stress' as being a contributory factor in triggering a flare - and stress can make it harder to cope with many things including pain.
Cece x
Thank you all very much. I thought it was the case. It's just I'm having problems at work with my manager, and want to address those. I feel now I can say that the unnecessary stress I'm being put through is having an impact.
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Hello BOB here
Yes I imagine the negativity of pain will effect not only us, also people associated with us.
BOB
Hi Traceyanne, I can feel the difference that stress can make on a daily basis. Mad, manic days in at work was leaving me with sharp, tingly, jaggy pins and needles in my hands and feet. Now, as soon as feel them coming on I immediately take a break, a walk or go home if I can. I've learned to recognise the symtoms and act on them straight away, it helps.
Yes! Definately makes me flare up!
Traceann, I recently went on a management course on understanding stress in others and they stated that stress effects some diseases and can be a contributory effect in employment tribunals and RA was one of them. I sat there silently and made a note just in case as a RA sufferer!
I know my CRP levels were high, GP signed me off and after 3 weeks off work with no stress they were back to normal (well, normal for me!).
Good luck at work and remember this site has some fabulous information and leaflets. I printed off the working with RA one and gave the section about what to do if someone works for you has RA to my manager.
Kyla
Now I no longer work in the stress cauldron of a secondary school my health is markedly improved. There is also research out there which has demonstrated the links between stress and RA, though I think hasn't fully explained them.
Good luck,
Dotty
Hi Traceyanne,
Without a doubt! (In my opinion at least!). My symptoms have improved significantly whenever I have had some good news/ reasons to feel good about myself. If my outlook is positive it makes a huge difference. So much so, I've been able to reduce my prednisolone recently due to the above, even with the reduction in meds my symptoms continue to improve. The opposite has also been true in my case - dramatically. It's a fascinating subject. All the best to you,
Diane.
My rheumatologist told me that stress will aggravate my RA and to avoid it. Like anyone, RA or not, wouldn't avoid stress if possible anyway! It made me laugh when he said that.
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