Pretend that a friend or family member is experiencing some hardships in life and they are not coping well with their stress. Your friend/family member comes to you asking for help. In what ways could stress negatively affect their physical health and social life?

Stress can affect your body , thoughts and how you act. it can affect your health for example, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. social life for example having difficulty negotiating smooth interpersonal relationships with spouses, children, friends, and co-workers, and end up becoming more isolated, frustrated and stressed than when they started. Many people experiencing negative stress simply do not have adequate forms of social support available.