If you are concerned about your financial affairs, chances are you are also feeling the physical results of money stress. A diminishing account and rising debt can not only lead you to feel stress, it can end up in an heightened risk of illness and other health issues.

A little stress now and again can be a good thing. It helps you to make preparations for a crucial event like studying for an examination, getting ready for a important show, or handling an emergency. But the body isn’t made to sustain that stress over a lengthy period of time. And when the strain continues for over a day or 2, it starts to extract a heavy price on your system.

If you’re a TV news junkie, you’ve no doubt been inundated with news about the economy. For some people this news is important, but doesn’t cause a lot of problems. But for others, economy news can cause an adverse stress reaction. You may be feeling depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed by the news.

When those feelings come, you may need to take action to handle them. First, you need to decide what’s exactly causing your stress. If you’re not in the position of losing a job or even a home, you may be confused by your feelings of stress when it comes to the economic problems of today. It may be that you are simply feeling anxiety because of the uncertainty of today’s world.