Stress affects the whole person body, mind, feelings and behavior. It can cause a wide range of symptoms. Among the most common is neck pain, headaches, pain in lower back, teeth girding, feeling a lump in the throat. Stress can also lead to move serious such as high blood pressure, migraine and digestive problems.
Other symptoms include a fast pulse, a thumping heart, hyperventilation, sweating, dryness of throat and mouth
Common signs of stress
1. Feel tired most of the time
2. Often feel close to tears.
3. Easily snap and shout at there around you at home and work
4. Have a reduced sex drive
5. Find it hard to concentrate and impossible to make decision
6. Eat when you are not hungry or skip meals altogether.
7. Drink or smoke more to help you through the most difficult days.
8. Feel that you cannot cope.
9. Sleep badly?
If you answered yes to more then four of these questions, then you are stressed.
Stress Relievers
1. Eat regular and healthy meals.
2. Take regular holidays.
3. Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine, alcohol and tobacco.
4. Take regular exercise.
5. Do Yoga, meditation and deep breathing exercises.
6. Consider having a pet, stroking an animal can help you to relax.
7. Talk about your problems. A professional counselor will be able to help you to take an objective view of yourself.
Highest stress rating due to death of partner and divorce or separation, loss of job, retirement, serious ill health in the family, family arguments, small mortgage or loan..We live in a stressful world, with little time to release the tension. If stress in not rule our lives and ruin our health, we must take steps to relieve it ….using diet, exercise and relaxation. It is important to balance times of stress with periods of relaxation such as walking, playing a sport, meditating or listening to soothing music. You can make life more interesting and fulfilling. One should be a positive view of stress because stress is a normal and natural element in life. Extending your life in this way helps to keep you healthy, active and young as long as you also know how to relax.
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