Stress, Anxiety, Anger, and Consequently Cortisol

Under stress?

Maybe too much cortisol.

I had wondered endlessly about motion sickness from exercise. It was unusual to be getting sick this way, and I had no explanation.

I hadn't thought previously about cortisol.

And now (in part because I am always under critique) I found stress actually increases cortisol, which is unhealthy for your blood pressure.

I always feel like I'm at fever pitch and have schizophrenia which constantly leads me to believe that people are designing my life to ruin.

I have told my family and close friends about it and have made headway in terms of holistic remedy (think exercise), and now reached out to Mayo Clinic on a hunch that no matter how much bloodwork, cortisol may not have been considered.

Cortisol tends to lead to a hunch of fat (think hunchback of Notre Dame) between the shoulders, and a round looking "moon face".

Because I am under a lot of stress in many ways in public and private spheres of my life, I likely have cortisol that is too high; too high even to be corrected by exercise, which I do twice a day but still doesn't dismiss the roundness.

I want to get well! But I also want to spread the word...

If there is any unexplained stress in your life, either real, imagined, paranoid, or fictitious it is likely increasing cortisol.

It presents too as erectile dysfunction in men, and weight gain or unhealthy appearance.

 

Abnormal cortisol profile during psychosocial stress among patients with schizophrenia in a Chinese population.

It has also been noted that stress, which causes an increase in cortisol levels, may contribute to the relapse of not only depression or BD but also schizophrenia [18,20]. On the other hand, the elevated cortisol levels can lead to psychiatric disorders [8].Nov 8, 2021

Chronic high cortisol may damage the hippocampus, induce MCI, and reduce the brain function of elderly. Chronic high cortisol is a major risk factor associated with the development of dementia. Emotion recognition and emotion processing appear with dysfunction during aging or dementia.Jun 28, 2019

Is there a link between cortisol and psychosis?
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Studies of biomarkers of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity indicate that psychotic disorders are associated with elevated cortisol. This study examined cortisol levels in healthy controls and individuals who meet clinical high risk (CHR) criteria for psychosis.Apr 3, 2013

Patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder seem to have elevated basal cortisol secretion, what might be caused by the diminution of glucocorticoid receptors' amount.

Brain oxytocin plays a role in the control of neuroendocrine stress responses by inhibiting the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and thus decreasing the production and release of cortisol.Nov 20, 2018

 

Relations between plasma oxytocin and cortisol: The stress buffering role of social support - ScienceDirect

 

You might remember 'salience bias' from my other postings:

 

Cortisol: Why the "Stress Hormone” Is Public Enemy No. 1 | Psychology Today​

 

A certain amount of stress can help when solving difficult work problems. But it should never become the norm, or cross over into your personal life.
Medication for stress is dangerous, because it can soon become the norm and you end up feeling the same as you did before.
Then the process of weening yourself off the medication is far from easy and can be compared with drug or alcohol addiction. Far too many people fall down this rabbit hole and doctors are often to blame.