tired of playing the super wife super employee super mom and super daughterinlaw here are ways to effectively deal with the stress of multitaskingthe dictionary defines stress as a specific response by the body to a stimulus as fear or pain that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism if stress is not managed well it can affect not just the physical aspects but also the emotional attitude of a person what can stress do to your bodyworking women especially are prone to stress these days experts say that stress affects centres in the brain which control ovarian hormone release and ovulation egg growth and rupture in the female body thus stress can cause irregular menses loss of ovulatory function and decreased fertility increasing stress is one of the factors responsible for the spate of polycystic ovary syndrome pcos and miscarriages in the urban population premenstrual syndrome is strongly linked to stress as well stress also decreases immunity and increases vulnerability to cancer and infections phew that is a lot isnt it you probably werent aware that stress could do all that how to cope with itgynaecologist and obstetrician dr suman bijlani says stress is the consequence of inappropriate response to a physically or emotionally demanding situation in simple words if we can change our response we can reduce or eliminate stress psychologists say that there is a mind body connection and whatever your mind experiences your body will manifest clinical psychologist dr seema hingorrany says stress reduces the feelgood hormone working women have chronic fatigue syndrome and they are coming with complaints of burnouts some suffer from psychological back pain and headaches or have insomnia and are unhappy their defenses are unusually high and they react easily she says that most of the time these women are unable to juggle between kids family and work there is no me timebijlani says working women forgive the term home makers work very hard too have double pressures pressure to perform at work as well as the responsibility of home family and children this translates into tremendous demands on her to multitask fulfil expectations of her boss coworkers husband inlaws children not to mention her ownjuggling all the roles a woman plays can be tremendously stressful and of course bosses inlaws husbands and kids can be very demanding needless to say this balancing act needs time management healthy and supportive relationships and great physical and mental health symptoms here are the following symptoms of acute stress irritability loss of concentration forgetfulness fatigue and tantrums physical symptoms like aches shortness of breath palpitations acidity weight gain high blood pressure heart disease bowel motility disorders acidity diabetes skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis there is lethargy sleep disturbances loss of interest in sex lack of enthusiasm for things enjoyed earlier eating and sleep disturbances too much or too little or even depression quick tipshere are some quick and easy ways to destress yourself share a joke take a