Could Stress Make You Blackout?
Psychogenic Blackouts: Resulting from Stress or Anxiety. Psychogenic Blackouts Occur Most Often in Young Adults. They May Be Very Difficult to Diagnose...
Psychogenic blackouts: resulting from stress or anxiety. Psychogenic blackouts occur most often in young adults. They may be very difficult to diagnose. 'Psychogenic' does not mean that people are 'putting it on'.
What can cause a person to blackout?
The most common cause of blacking out is fainting. Other causes include epileptic seizures, syncope due to anxiety (psychogenic pseudosyncope) and other rare causes of faints. Other causes of blacking out may be due to low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) and lack of oxygen (hypoxia) from a variety of causes.
What are the symptoms of a blackout?
...
Symptoms
- becoming confused.
- difficulty staying awake, or not being able to wake up.
- clammy skin and low body temperature.
- slow heart rate.
- vomiting and seizures.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
