Author : Michael Russell
Sometimes a certain amount of stress can actually be good for you. This stress is known as eustress, defined as a pleasant kind of stress and it can bring out the best in you. For instance in controlled stress, this is the stress that provides us with focus and gives us our competitive edge in athletics, acting, making public speeches and so one. In other words, this is the kind of stress that basically makes life enjoyable, even interesting. This stress provides stimulation and challenges and is necessary for development, growth and change.Bad stress or distressCertainly, high levels of unmanageable stress over a continuous period of time could damage our health. This bad stress makes us irritable and anxious and brings on all kinds of negative feelings and also shortens our life. This nervous tension is a reaction to some type of pressure, either external or self-imposed, which in turns brings on emotional and physiological changes of an undesirable nature.The symptoms of stressStress at sometime or the other affects all of us. If you can recognize the symptoms, you will be able to manage them. However, these symptoms can be indications of other sicknesses as well. Therefore, the best thing to do in this situation is, when in doubt, consult your physician. Stress can have emotional symptoms as well as physical symptoms. Nevertheless a person under stress may not necessarily experience all these symptoms and on the other hand even one symptom experienced may be a sign of stress.The emotional symptoms are. Feeling of restlessness,
. Feeling irritable for no apparent reason
. Feelings of frustration . Feelings of guilt
. Memory problems
. Not being able to concentrate on anything for long
. Getting confused
. Negative thoughts and talk
. Appetite problems either eating too much or eating when not hungry
. Mood swings
. Lack of energy
. Feelings that you are unable to cope with anything
. Decision making is very difficult
. Emotional outbursts
. Feeling upset in general
. Feelings of insecurity
. Being anxious in general
. Getting worried over nothing
. Feeling sad and depressedThe physical symptoms are. Muscle tension
. Pain in shoulders or neck and lower back
. Pain in chest
. Muscle tension
. Stomach pain
. Breaking out into rashes or skin irritations for no apparent reason
. Muscle spasms
. Sweaty palms
. Sweating without any exertion
. Feeling of nervousness
. "Racing" heart
. Indigestion and diarrhea
. Sleeplessness or excessive sleep
. Shortness of breath
. Headaches
. Increased smoking
. Increase in alcohol consumptionCoping with your stressThere are several ways one could cope with stress. They are;. Exercise - Many scientific studies have confirmed the relationship between exercise and mood. Exercise strengthens the body and it can also reduce stress. Exercising promotes arousal and relaxation and it also improves the quality of ones sleep. These in turn helps the body recover from stress.. Social Contacts - Family and friends and even counseling can help in creating emotional trust, support and relaxation.. Caring for a pet - Even this can play a major part in providing emotional comfort that helps reduce stress.. Relaxation - Relaxation through meditation, biofeedback (this is a treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by using signals from their bodies. For example, your temperature, the thermometer tells you whether you're running a fever or not, the thermometer "feeds back" information about whether you have a temperature or not. Therefore having this information, you can take steps you've learned to improve the condition. When you're running a temperature, you go to bed and drink plenty of liquids) and a range of other activities and techniques which gives rise to lower blood pressure, slower respiration, decrease in metabolic rate and muscle tension which in turn offsets the effects of stress.. Attitudes - attitudes of confidence, positive ability to overcome problems and balance permit the cycle of stress response to resolve now and then instead of being sustained.. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle - minimal use of alcohol, not smoking, eating healthy and weight control and taking time to enjoy life and to relax, promotes a sense of peace and control. Stress is often related to worry caused by a feeling of being out of control.Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Stress
Keyword : stress
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