11/05/2025
GACA Greetings! Celebrating GACA in 2025: Rooted in Legacy, Growing in Hope: 45 Years of Progress in Addiction Recovery!
National Stress Awareness Day, on every first Wednesday in November — November 5 this year — is 24 hours of reinforcing the fact that you’re not doing yourself a favor by stressing about situations you can’t control.
🪢5 Facts About Stress That Will Blow Your Mind
🪢1. Are you in stress or eustress?
Scientists like to refer to “good stress” as eustress.
🪢2. It affects everyone differently
Unlike other conditions, stress has different symptoms for different people so you can’t really tell when you’re experiencing stress.
🪢3. It’s the “silent killer”
Stress is also classified as the silent killer because it’s usually the root cause of most heart diseases.
🪢4. It causes hair loss
If you’re going bald, you’re likely going through stress unless, of course, you’ve turned 50.
🪢5. Laughing is the remedy
It is scientifically proven that laughing lowers stress hormones and triggers the onset of “good,” health-enhancing hormones.
Founded in 1980, GACA, the Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals (www.GACA.org), is a non-profit member association that provides credentialing, training, education, advocacy and support for addiction-focused professionals in Georgia and surrounding states.
