Stress is a constant nagger in our lives today. What can you do to decrease the stress in your life? Wouldn’t you like to feel excited and energized about each day? Guess what? You can!
What Causes Stress?
1. Change–Any change that requires adaptation to your daily routine can cause overproduction of stress hormones that can lead to distress.
2. Attitudes–Negative, critical, fearful, and/or pessimistic attitudes about yourself or others can cause emotional distress. That can lead to “sickness behavior”, in which the sufferer loses interest in work, daily activities and social interaction.
3. Poor Nutrition–An imbalanced diet causes physiological distress, reducing the body’s ability to maintain itself and to resist disease.
4. Lack of Physical Fitness–Exercise is more than just building muscle. It also tones the vital organs and promotes the flow of stress-fighting brain chemicals.
5. Other Causes include bad relationships, boredom, noise pollution, congested travel and living conditions, and economic pressures. All of these common conditions can wreak havoc on your health and well-being.
What Can You Do About Stress?
Here’s what experts at the National Institute of Health recommend:
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Identify the things in your life that cause you stress: relationship problems, conflict at work, working too long, lack of sleep, a death or illness in the family. Once you know what’s stressing you out, you can begin to figure out ways to change your environment and manage your stress.
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Take control of stressful situations. If there’s a problem that can be solved, it is better to solve it now than to let it become a chronic and distressing annoyance.
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Manage those chronic stressors that you can’t control. Support groups, relaxation, meditation, and exercise are all tools you can use to manage your stress. If nothing you do seems to work, seek a health professional who can help. Also, you can seek professional help if you find that you worry excessively about the small things in life.
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