[CosmicRose]

Just a question I was pondering today, how much stress plays a role in mental disorders such as bipolar, ocd, adhd, schizophrenia, panic phobias, ptsd, etc.

Do you think stress might be an underlying factor or cause for all mental disorders?
Open for discussion.

[Hellion]

I think it's certainly an underlying factor that contributes, though I doubt all/most mental illnesses are caused by stress alone. Also stress also seems to increase severity of mental problems....like at least in my case my symptoms are much worse if I am overly-stressed than in a low stress state.

[Thunder Bow]

Childhood experiences and early family situations cause mental issues. Stress can magnify and complicate an issue.

[avlady]

When i was a child i had 2 baby brothers that died when i was about 6or7 years old. i often wonder if maybe that could be the reason for alot of my mental problems. i watched my brothers die, one in a crib that we all kissed goodbye and another that died in his crib from a hole in his heart, i witnessed my father trying to do CPR on him. I don't remember much else but i know it left a hole in my own heart too, because i can feel it. Any thoughts?

Stress is an underlying factor that will trigger episodes with BP and other mood disorders. The underlying cause is manlfunctions of the receptors in the brain..

Originally Posted by Thunder Bow

Childhood experiences and early family situations cause mental issues. Stress can magnify and complicate an issue.

yes, i agree,

but stress has something to do with it, even if it's only a little.
i think so anyway

[Thunder Bow]

In your childhood and that stress you had at that time, did affect how you feel today. You gave an excellent example here, good work. You also responded to your parents stress and feelings at that time too. You were dealing with much stress then. In present time, stress can magnify and complicate issues.

Thus stress early in life, can lead to mental heath problems in today time.

[divine1966]

Stress contributes to many many things. Last year I had so much stress that I went into a state that very much resembled manic state of Bipolar. Yet my t says that it is very unlikely, she says extreme stress causes symptoms of various mental illnesses as well as horrible physical symptoms I developed severe insomnia). Stress is the cause of much misery

And I agree about childhood extreme stress in childhood causes much damage.

I personally still cannot hear loud dishes banging when people do dishes I go into hysteria ( my father was abuosive to my mother and when I was about 6 I was in my bed and my dad was screaming and banging something on the kitchen and then I heard loud bang and silence and I was convinced my father killed my mother)

mind you not only he didn't kill her they are still alive and well and still married to each other (I am 49) and my mom is convinced that most of the abuse is all in my and my brothers heads (it is real). But anyways it was over 40 years ago and I still cannot stand sound of dishes banging

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[kim_johnson]

Depending on how you define stress... Yeah, could be.

I read something on stress, once... It was sort of defined as person-environment mis-match. Something about how... When the environment is too... Different... Exceeds the individuals ability to cope with it.

Then there was a discussion on how asking something to function outside it's designed range... Whether that would break the system... Throw it into dysfunction. Or whether it was solely a matter of bring the input back to more reasonable values.

Sorry this is so very abstract.

Some people are more adaptable than others. More flexible. Before breaking. Other people... Never get tested. With the limited range of inputs they are lucky enough to experience.

Degrees of difference...