Can vary with anxiety and depression, in the form of headaches, insomnia, bowel problems and impotence.
In its Worst form stress can lead to heart attacks, hypertension, and mental breakdown. and it is also being blamed for causing cancer.
For many people symptoms of stress means worry. If they are worried about something (Ie be it taking an exam or organising a big event they say they feel stressed. But often stress is not just a feeling. It can be physical too.
Why do we get Stessed
There are four main reasons why people get stressed.
One is physical Changes in our bodies through , the aging process, being ill, etc. can cause people to feel stressed.
Another cause of stress our reaction to our environment. A particularly noisy or polluted environment, for example, can lead to stress.
Other causes of stress can be found in The demands people make of us. Ie, at work meetting deadlines, giving presentations or organise an important family get-together can put a lot of strain on some people.
we find challenges everyday challenges such as financial Worries, Relationship problems or loss of a close friend / relative, all of will put extra pressrue which will turn into Stress
Another reason why people get stressed is that their Thought patterns enable stress to take hold.
What some people may regard as a challenge others may perceive as a serious problem. Hence they will feel stressed about it, their brains triggering a stress response in their bodies which will produce stress symptoms.
It seems that the main thing which triggers stress is change. Any changes in our lives (be they bad or good) can cause a person to feel stressed and lead to related physical symptoms.
The symptoms of Stress is simply a fact of nature Forces from the outside world affecting the individual. The individual responds to stress in ways that affect the individual as well as their environment. Hence, all living creatures are in a constant interchange with their surroundings (the ecosystem), both physically and behaviorally.
This interplay of forces, or energy, is of course present in the relationships between all matter in the universe, whether it is living (animate) or not living (inanimate). However, there are critical differences in how different living creatures relate to their environment. These differences have far-reaching consequences for survival.
We usually think of stress as a negative experience, but from a biological point of view, stress can be a neutral, negative, or positive experience.
In general,being stressed is related to both external and internal factors. External factors include the physical environment, including your job, your relationships with others, your home, and all the situations, challenges, difficulties, and expectations you're confronted with on a daily basis. Internal factors determine your body's ability to respond to, and deal with, the external stress-inducing factors.
Internal factors which influence your ability to handle stress include your nutritional status, overall health and fitness levels, emotional well-being, and the amount of sleep and rest you get.
Symptoms of Stress So what's the cure?
Stress, apparently, has a major impact on society. It has been estimated that over 32 million working days are lost every year through the Symptoms of Stress. And that is just in the United Kingdom Obviously this is not confined to just the UK. The fact the number of working days lost through stress-related problems is that the
World Health Organisation has Made stress A global epidemic'
They be right: according to some statistics more than 78% of patients in doctors' surgeries are there because of stress-related problems or illnesses. Work seems to be a major cause of stress: it is often said that most heart attacks happen on Monday mornings when people get to work.
The Symptoms of Stress
The symptoms of Stress are so varied that there isn't just one way of curing it. Surgeons cannot simply x-ray a patient suffering from stress, locate the source of the complaint and then operate to remove it! Doctors' responses range from doling out anti-depressants and other medicines too -
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Symptoms of Stress and Eating Habits: Hormones, and Weight Gain
Most people admit that when they're under stress, healthy eating habits can be difficult to maintain.
Whether eating to fill an emotional need or grabbing fast food simply because there's no time to prepare something healthy, a stressed-out lifestyle is rarely a healthy one. But weight gain when under stress may also be at least partly due to the body's system of hormonal checks and balances, which can actually promote weight gain when you're stressed out, according to some researchers.
The following is a recording designed to help you relax to a fairly deep level of 'Alpha' to help you get some immediate stress relief and rejuvenation.
Do not operate machinery while listening to this recording as it will relax you deeply. For best results sit in a relaxing chair, use stereo headphones and close your eyes to help your body relax deeply
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