What is stressful to one person may not be stressful to another. Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel either angry, anxious or frustrated.
Stress is very much our normal everyday part of life. Stress is good when in small quantities. When in small quantities, stress helps you to be more productive and also help to motivate you. However, too much stress or when you respond strongly to it, then it is harmful. Too much stress can cause you general poor health as well as specific physical or psychological illnesses. Heart diseases, infection, depression, anxiety and other unhealthy behaviours are just some examples of the result of persistent overdose of unrelenting stress. Stress is also the culprit for the abuse of alcohol and overeating.
Our emotional state and health condition can also cause stress. Depression and grief are examples of common emotional state that cause stress.
However, physical symptoms are anxiety related: such as twitching, dry mouth, dizziness, sleep problems, headaches, sweating.
So how can we address the problem of stress or even anxiety? Finding the source and then addressing it is the most effective solution. Questions like these can help to trace the source:
· Is there something that particularly makes me depressed or sad?
· Is there something that keeps me worrying?
· Is there something that is constantly on my mind?
Although it is not always possible to find the source, taking this step will at least help you make adjustment wherever necessary.
Then, there are areas which are often overlooked and taken for granted.
· Enough rest and sleep
· Well-balanced and healthy diet
· Hobbies
· Recreation and rest
· Time off from work and relax
· Let go and just laugh
And, sometimes all we need is take time to relax and just talk to a trusted friend or a loved one.
STRESS-OUT