I agree. High stress is bad on the body. My feet flamed up that recent week I had to face reality for my old old cat and companion. Taking her to the vet for the tumor growing on her face, and finding out her kidneys were failing...my feet flamed up for a week! I had been having really good nights before that.
I thought the vet would suggest euthanasia that week, but he said no, she still looks good and is enjoying her old age still.
So I did ramp down, stress wise. And this is only a PET stress.
Big HUMAN stresses would be more significant.