Why is it important to deal with emotional stress?

Answer 1

There is going to be some amount of mental stress in anyone's life. Nobody lives a perfectly serene and untroubled existence. People who are unable or unwilling to deal with the mental stress that they experience, will become mentally ill.

Answer 2

Mental stress can lead to depression and chemical imbalances of the brain , better to tackle the cause of the stress in its beginnings, or recognise the cause and deal accordingly rather than leaving till you are too ill to tackle. Then you become another easy target for the antideppressant pushers. Antis can be all good but handed out too freely and hard to give up. If youare under mental stress, first step is regognising, accepting, allowing yourself to rest and put yourself first. Once your mind is settled and you are back on track make desisions to remove the stress:) or remove yourself XX

Answer 3

because holding it in can leave you at risk for a mental breakdown, stress building up or stress related diseases such as heart attack, hair loss, ect.