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Recent publications show that up to 75% of illness can in some way be attributed to stress. You need to consider ways of reducing the amount of stress that you are subjected to. Everybody has a threshold that they find acceptable before it can start to effect them both on a physical and emotional level. Stress has a very negative effect on you. It can be described as the response when the demands or pressures on an individual, disturbs a persons emotional and or physical well-being.
Examples of just some of the causes of stress
| Death of a loved one | Break up of a relationship | Serious personal injury |
| Overwork | Examinations | Health worries |
| Financial worries | Family problems | Moving home |
| New baby, children | Poor self image | Unemployment or loss of employment |
What are Common Stress Related Symptoms?
- Behavioural
Changes – be argumentative, less friendly, become withdrawn, avoid
people, lose creativity, procrastinate, be reluctant to do job
- Changes
of Feelings – lose sense of humour, lack self esteem, feel irritable,
feel apathetic, tearful
- Change
of Thinking – be rigid in opinion, be suspicious, poor concentration,
want to leave a job/relationship
- Mental
Health – feelings of anxiety, depression, fear of rejection
- Feel
tired all the time
- Have
sleep problems
- Experience
prolonged minor illnesses
- Have
aches and pains
- Have
headaches and migraine
- Have
digestion issues
- Hyperventilate
- Have
palpitations
It
is therefore vitally important that you can identify the causes of the
stress, and how to eliminate or manage it.
How
do you manage stress effectively?
- Controlling
or eliminating the problems that are causing the stress
- Using
stress reduction techniques – breathing, meditation, visualisation
- Making
lifestyle changes
- Taking
a holiday or a break more often
- Social
and family support
- Better
time management and the ability to say ‘no’ to others
- Hobbies
and Leisure time
- Exercise
- Pets
- Being
prepared to ask for help
- Eating
a healthy, nutritious diet
- Taking
a holistic therapy such as aromatherapy, reflexology or Indian head
massage
- Looking back at how you have coped before, or what didn’t work for you before