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What exactly is stress?
How does stress affect my health? How does stress lead to diseases? How can I relieve stress in my life? Can I make myself healthier by relieving stress? How can I relieve stress during the holidays? What are the best ways to de-stress? What are the main reasons people feel stressed? Do drama queens feel more stress? How do children relieve stress? Do children feel stressed?
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Hi @jimna! ;) You have too many questions so I'd sum it up so I wouldn't give repetitive or redundant answer okay? ^^
In our current society, no matter what kind of lifestyle you have, being stressed out is inevitable. Stress is a physical and emotional tension or strain being caused by various pressures and anxieties from our daily life. Stress makes a person feel threatened or upset, irritated, unable to concentrate as well as different physical indications such as headache, fast heartbeat and muscle tension.
Stress is actually a normal physical response to incidents when you feel danger. The body defenses start an automatic process called stress response or more known as the ‘fight-or-flight’ reaction. This stress response is your body’s way of protecting you. Stress response helps you go up and get through the challenges being thrown at you. Though at some point, stress causes negative effects that could cause damage to your health and well-being.
Some causes of stress are:
- Too much workload
- Major life transformation
- Relationship issues
- Financial problems
- Family concerns
- And some internal or self-generated factors such as pessimism, lack of assertiveness, and other negative thoughts
There are things you can do to relieve stress. Here are some tips and pointers;
- Laugh and smile often
- Manage your anger
- Take a break especially when you’re having too much load on your shoulders, may it be work, or tough situations you’re in to
- Be more flexible
- Set realistic goals and don’t be too much upset if your goals aren’t met
- Learn how to manage your tasks
- Avoid too much competition with others
- Give yourself a time to just chill and relax
- Eat properly and eat healthy
If you’re having problems already that you feel is too much and causes you stress, you can talk to a friend about it so you can vent whatever you feel inside or consult a physician that could help you manage your stress by giving you medicines. Self-help books can also do wonders on coping up with stress.
Personal advice, the best way to combat stress is to feel happy. Think happy thoughts when you're about to snap and give yourself a lot of "me" time. ;)
In our current society, no matter what kind of lifestyle you have, being stressed out is inevitable. Stress is a physical and emotional tension or strain being caused by various pressures and anxieties from our daily life. Stress makes a person feel threatened or upset, irritated, unable to concentrate as well as different physical indications such as headache, fast heartbeat and muscle tension.
Stress is actually a normal physical response to incidents when you feel danger. The body defenses start an automatic process called stress response or more known as the ‘fight-or-flight’ reaction. This stress response is your body’s way of protecting you. Stress response helps you go up and get through the challenges being thrown at you. Though at some point, stress causes negative effects that could cause damage to your health and well-being.
Some causes of stress are:
- Too much workload
- Major life transformation
- Relationship issues
- Financial problems
- Family concerns
- And some internal or self-generated factors such as pessimism, lack of assertiveness, and other negative thoughts
There are things you can do to relieve stress. Here are some tips and pointers;
- Laugh and smile often
- Manage your anger
- Take a break especially when you’re having too much load on your shoulders, may it be work, or tough situations you’re in to
- Be more flexible
- Set realistic goals and don’t be too much upset if your goals aren’t met
- Learn how to manage your tasks
- Avoid too much competition with others
- Give yourself a time to just chill and relax
- Eat properly and eat healthy
If you’re having problems already that you feel is too much and causes you stress, you can talk to a friend about it so you can vent whatever you feel inside or consult a physician that could help you manage your stress by giving you medicines. Self-help books can also do wonders on coping up with stress.
Personal advice, the best way to combat stress is to feel happy. Think happy thoughts when you're about to snap and give yourself a lot of "me" time. ;)
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Stress is a normal response to anything that can be considered a threat to someone. It may also be caused by an event that can challenge your balance. It is a sense that would tell you if you need to fight or flee. Anybody can be stressed; from children to adults.
Stress allows you to do things that you would not be able to do in regular circumstances. It might surprise you that under normal circumstances, you run like a turtle. However, if a dog runs after you, you are able to run like a cheetah. Stress directs your body to produce adrenaline and cope with the dangers of life.
Stress can be external like work, relationships and finances, or internal like pessimism, perfectionism and too much self-expectation. Celebrities and drama queens have high stress possibilities.
However, too much stress can damage your general health. Excessive stress can cause severe damage to your lifestyle. It can introduce stroke, hypertension, heart attack, immune deficiency, speed up the aging process, and can even cause infertility.
Stress cannot be totally eliminated, but can be managed. Here are a few ways.
1) Strengthen your relationships with other people.
2) Learn how to relax.
3) Control your emotions or talk them out to someone you trust.
4) Learn to laugh and smile.
5) Learn how to play, as playing is one way for children to relieve themselves of stress.
Please check this site, http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html and http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm as well for more information.
Stress allows you to do things that you would not be able to do in regular circumstances. It might surprise you that under normal circumstances, you run like a turtle. However, if a dog runs after you, you are able to run like a cheetah. Stress directs your body to produce adrenaline and cope with the dangers of life.
Stress can be external like work, relationships and finances, or internal like pessimism, perfectionism and too much self-expectation. Celebrities and drama queens have high stress possibilities.
However, too much stress can damage your general health. Excessive stress can cause severe damage to your lifestyle. It can introduce stroke, hypertension, heart attack, immune deficiency, speed up the aging process, and can even cause infertility.
Stress cannot be totally eliminated, but can be managed. Here are a few ways.
1) Strengthen your relationships with other people.
2) Learn how to relax.
3) Control your emotions or talk them out to someone you trust.
4) Learn to laugh and smile.
5) Learn how to play, as playing is one way for children to relieve themselves of stress.
Please check this site, http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html and http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm as well for more information.
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Hi @jimnaa, everybody experiences stress at some point in their life. Stress is our body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by good and bad experiences. There are many factor that causes stress like physical like fear or feeling of being in danger and also emotional like worrying over family or job.
It is important to identify the cause of stress to be able to deal with it more effectively.
These are the common cause of stress:
*Survival stress: it is a human instinct to survive and so our body quickly responds whenever we are in a dangerous situation. We call this "fight or flight. When the body is aware that we are in a dangerous situations the body responds fast with a burst of energy to be able to survive. The body will release epinephrine and norepinephrine which we call "adrenaline" rush. This is a burst of energy which makes the body feel stressed afterward.
*Other stress are internal stress which is caused by worrying, environmental stress, fatigue and overwork.
Stress can affect your mind and body and people who experience large amounts of stress can become tired, sick and unable to think clearly.
It is good to know that our body is designed to experience stress to some degree. Stress can cause harm to a person when he continuous to face challenges where there is no relief and relaxation in between. This will result for him to be burnout and tension builds within.
Stress without relief can lead to a condition called distress. Distress has can cause physical symptoms like headaches, upset stomach, hypertension, chest pain, and sleeping problems. According to a research, stress can also cause or worsen symptoms of diseases.
These are some tips to be able to cope up with the coming holidays and de-stress your body and mind:
1. Listen to classical music. There are scientific studies that show that brain exhibits different behavior when you are listening to classic music. It can cause release of chemicals that make you feel better. It can also cause the heart rate and respiratory rate to slow down which is good for you.
2. Exercise regularly for it will make you feel good. It can stimulate release of endorphins which is the body's natural analgesics. Exercise can also make a person feel good mentally.
3. Get rid of bad friends for they give you bad vibes and especially friends that will lure you to bad vices like alcohol drinking, drugs and others.
4. Minimize eating fatty food for they will often make you feel heavy and depressed.
5. Stop procrastinating or putting things off.
6. You have to realize that all the stress that you are experiencing is all in your own mind and you are the only one who can resolve it.
7. Have a spa, do some stretching and get a massage.
8. Be sure that you get enough quality sleep.
It is important to identify the cause of stress to be able to deal with it more effectively.
These are the common cause of stress:
*Survival stress: it is a human instinct to survive and so our body quickly responds whenever we are in a dangerous situation. We call this "fight or flight. When the body is aware that we are in a dangerous situations the body responds fast with a burst of energy to be able to survive. The body will release epinephrine and norepinephrine which we call "adrenaline" rush. This is a burst of energy which makes the body feel stressed afterward.
*Other stress are internal stress which is caused by worrying, environmental stress, fatigue and overwork.
Stress can affect your mind and body and people who experience large amounts of stress can become tired, sick and unable to think clearly.
It is good to know that our body is designed to experience stress to some degree. Stress can cause harm to a person when he continuous to face challenges where there is no relief and relaxation in between. This will result for him to be burnout and tension builds within.
Stress without relief can lead to a condition called distress. Distress has can cause physical symptoms like headaches, upset stomach, hypertension, chest pain, and sleeping problems. According to a research, stress can also cause or worsen symptoms of diseases.
These are some tips to be able to cope up with the coming holidays and de-stress your body and mind:
1. Listen to classical music. There are scientific studies that show that brain exhibits different behavior when you are listening to classic music. It can cause release of chemicals that make you feel better. It can also cause the heart rate and respiratory rate to slow down which is good for you.
2. Exercise regularly for it will make you feel good. It can stimulate release of endorphins which is the body's natural analgesics. Exercise can also make a person feel good mentally.
3. Get rid of bad friends for they give you bad vibes and especially friends that will lure you to bad vices like alcohol drinking, drugs and others.
4. Minimize eating fatty food for they will often make you feel heavy and depressed.
5. Stop procrastinating or putting things off.
6. You have to realize that all the stress that you are experiencing is all in your own mind and you are the only one who can resolve it.
7. Have a spa, do some stretching and get a massage.
8. Be sure that you get enough quality sleep.
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