Some effective tips for overcoming stress
Stress is the part of everyone’s life. It is a response, which demands intellectual, emotional or physical behavior. It could be positive only if it helps us to be motivated, alert and to get rid of dangerous situations. When negative, it is a terrible situation such as increase in the risk of diseases such as heart disease, depression and other different problems. Managing stress is the only way to enhance your health. Given below are some of the effective tips to overcome stress.
How does health get affected due to stress?
The human body’s autonomous nervous system consists of an integrated stress (in Denmark that’s called find stresshåndtering)response, which causes physiological changes for allowing the body to fight against stressful situations. This type of stress response is called “flight or fight response”. This stress response is triggered only in the case of emergencies. On the other hand, fight response can be chronically triggered during extended periods of stress and will lead to causing wear and tear-both emotional and physical on your body.
Distress
You will be in a situation called “distress” if the stress continues without any relief. Distress is a stress reaction, which is negative and can disturb your body’s equilibrium or internal balance. This will lead to physical symptoms such as upset stomach, chest pain, headaches, elevated blood pressure, sleeping problems and sexual dysfunction. Emotional problems also arise from distress. Some of these problems are panic attacks, depression or other types of worry or anxiety. Some of the researches have stated that stress may worsen or bring various diseases or symptoms. Stress is connected to 6 of the main causes of death namely, cancer, heart diseases, accidents, lunch ailments, suicide and liver cirrhosis.
Other factors that lead to stress
Stress becomes hazardous when people get involved in habitual use of behaviors or substances for trying to relieve their stress problems. These may include alcohol, drugs, sex, food, internet and shopping. Instead of getting rid of stress and making the body get back to the relaxed state, these elements will make it worse for an individual by keeping the body in a stressed condition causing various problems. A person who is distressed will become trapped in an inhuman circle.
Warning signs for stress
Chronic stress issues will wear down the human body’s natural defenses. It will lead to many physical symptoms such as general aches and pains, headaches, loss of or increase in appetite, grinding teeth and clenched jaw, dizziness, indigestion, sleeping problems, sweaty and cold palms, racing heart, weight loss or gain, sexual difficulties, diarrhea or upset stomach and impatience or forgetfulness.
Tips for overcoming stress
It is ideal to learn how to manage stress and lead healthy and a happy life. Some of the tips for overcoming stress are by keeping a positive attitude, being assertive instead of being aggressive, accepting the fact that there are situations that are not controllable, practicing or learning relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation, eating well-balanced and healthy meals, getting involved in other activities other than home and work, getting enough sleep and rest and so on.
Hope the above information has given you great knowledge about overcoming stress. You may consult a psychologist or other mental health professionals to learn more about managing stress for your life.
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