Managing Stress

The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you. Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.

When you sense danger – whether it’s real or imagined – the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, or the stress response.

When working properly, it helps you stay focus, energetic, and alert. But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health. 

When stress is too much, the body tends to secrete hormones that make the heart beats faster. You begin to sweat and you feel tensed. The problem with stress is that it accumulates. At first, you may experience headaches, uneasy stomach, or occasional sleepless night. 

Over time, the stress builds in the physiology, thus, causing serious problems like hypertension, weakened immune system and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

WHEN STRESS IS TOO MUCH

Because of the widespread damage stress can cause, it’s important to know your own limit. Your ability to tolerate stress depends on many factors, including the quality of your relationships, your general outlook in life, your emotional intelligence, and your genetics.

But just how much stress is “too much” differs from person to person. Some people can absorb and deal with it, while others crumble at the slightest obstacle or frustration. Some people even seem to thrive on the excitement and challenge of a high-stress lifestyle, without noticing that they have exceeded their limit, thus, affecting their health negatively. 

CAUSES OF STRESS

The situations and pressures that cause stress are known as stressors. We usually think of stressors as being negative, such as an exhausting work schedule, a demanding boss or a rocky relationship. However, anything that puts high demands on you or forces you to adjust can be stressful to. This includes positive events such as getting married, buying a house, going to college or receiving a promotion.

COMMON EXTERNAL SOURCES

§  Major life changes

§  Work

§  Financial problems

§  Time constraints

§  Children and family

COMMON INTERNAL SOURCES

§  Inability to accept uncertainty

§  Pessimism

§  Negative self-talk

§  Unrealistic expectations

§  Perfectionism

§  Lack of assertiveness

STRESS MANAGEMENT

It may seem that there is nothing you can do about stress. But you have more control than you might think. You should be in control of your life. Managing stress is all about taking charge of your thoughts, emotions, schedule, and the way you deal with problems.

Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. It is indeed important to identify the cause of stress. You should look closely at your habits, attitudes and excuses. Stress management involves changing the stressful situation when you can, changing your reactions when you can’t, taking care of yourself and making time for rest and relaxation.

Some people cope with stress by indulging to vices such as smoking and drinking. Sometimes they tend to overeat, use pills to relax or take out the stress on others by lashing out, angry outbursts, and physical violence. These won’t help.

LEARN HOW TO MANAGE STRESS PROPERLY

§  Know your limits and avoid people who stress you out.

§  Take control of your environment.

§  Avoid hot-button topics.

§  Plan ahead of time.

§  Worry less and just enjoy life

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