People with stress-related disorders might be more likely to develop autoimmune diseases like thyroid problems or rheumatoid arthritis, according to a large study.

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Chronic Stress and Autoimmunity: The Role of HPA Axis and Cortisol Dysregulation

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2025 Oct 14

The study explains how long-term stress can mess with your body's immune system and increase the chance of it attacking itself, which supports the idea that stressed people are more likely to get autoimmune diseases.

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Chronic Stress and Autoimmunity: The Role of HPA Axis and Cortisol Dysregulation

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms26209994

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Long-term stress might mess with your body’s stress and immune systems in a way that could lead to thyroid problems like Hashimoto’s or Graves’ disease, possibly by causing the immune system to attack the thyroid by mistake.

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