# Why Humans and Other Primates Get Sick from Psychological Stress

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121294559049068726
- Source account: [@valormental](https://x.com/valormental)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:15
- Published: 2026-11-14
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gyhxdCdXKq50/en/why-humans-and-other-primates-get-sick-from-psychological-stress

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gyhxdCdXKq50/en/why-humans-and-other-primates-get-sick-from-psychological-stress) And we're capable of doing this, like, for months, years on end, and that's not what the system evolved for.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/gyhxdCdXKq50/en/why-humans-and-other-primates-get-sick-from-psychological-stress?t=8) And that's why us and a few other primates are smart enough to get sick from psychological stress.