Our Stress to Joy Clinic is set up for people who are struggling with stress related to their health. Any significant medical illness can cause significant stress for patients and their family. When unaddressed, it leads to stress reactivity symptoms like sleep problems, irritability, headaches, heart burn and stomach problems. Stress can make their illnesses worse and hinder their ability to heal. Unaddressed stress can lead to more severe depression and anxiety disorders. At Shifa, we believe that stress is very important in mental and physical health. You can either manage stress well by making it an opportunity for growth, or you could not--and become sick and make your physical and mental health worse.