Managing Stress
What
exactly is stress and why do we get it?
Stress has
many definitions, one is the mind and body's reaction to some real
or imagined threatening event or situation. Although stress is not
in our environment, it is what we perceive in our mind and body.
Stress in and of itself is neither positive or negative, it is merely
our perception of that stimulus which defines whether a situation
is stressful. Certain events that are exciting and pleasurable to
one person may be extremely stressful to another.
In order to
manage stress, we need to understand some things about it. The three
fundamental stages of stress are:
1.
Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Exhaustion
Alarm
The body's
initial physical reaction for flight or fight.
Fight
or Flight Definition: The reaction that occurs in
the body when faced by a sudden, unexpected threat or source of
stress. The name of this reaction comes from the fact that an animal
experiencing this reaction almost immediately decides to fight or
to run. In this reaction there is a sudden release of the hormones
epinephrine and norepinephrine, which increase blood flow to the
muscles, increase arterial blood pressure, improve muscle strength
and mental ability, as well as increase blood glucose concentration.
Through these actions the body prepares for a confrontation or a
fast escape.
Also
known as: alarm reaction, sympathetic alarm reaction, stress reaction,
sympathetic stress reaction
Resistance
The body starts to cope and adapt to the continued induction
of stress and starts the process of repairing damage caused by stress.
If the stress can be overcome, the body repairs the damage and the
physical signs disappear. Your body ends up stronger, the resistance
to the cause of the stress is increased. As stress continues your
body gets better dealing with it.
Exhaustion
If there is no relief from the stress, the body and mind
cannot repair the damage. This results in emotional, physical and
mental problems.
How
To Know If Your Overstressed
Physical
Indications:
Skin:
itching, hives, cold hands or feet, allergies, cold sores.....
Respiratory:
increased breathing or shortness of breath, asthma aggravated
by stress, frequent colds...
Gastrointestinal:
indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, cramps, ulcers...
Musculoskeletal:
pains in the lower back and neck, tension headaches, tics, spasms,
other muscle aches
Cardiovascular:
increased blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, hardening of the
arteries
Behavioral
- Lack of
enthusiasm for children, family, work, or life in general
- Withdrawal
from people and social events
- Clumsy, having
more accidents
- Use cigarettes,
alcohol and/or drugs more and more
- Frequently
explode into anger or crying
- Change in
eating habits: extreme weight gain or loss
- Continuously
finding fault in self and/or others
- Inability
to concentrate
- Forget more
Stress
is an internal experience.
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