If you have high levels of distress, you are likely to develop chronic problems that affect you emotionally and physically. This is because you are feeling the mental emotions of distress and your body's physical reaction to stress for a long time.

What does highly distressed mean?

adjective. If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried. I feel very alone and distressed about my problem. Synonyms: upset, worried, troubled, anxious More Synonyms of distressed.

Why does distressed mean?

to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother: It distresses Grandpa when you bring up the war. to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain: to be distressed by excessive work.