| Stress has become an inherent part of modern life. | | | | Similarly, there are countless causes of stress and |
| Stress can sometimes be beneficial by assisting you in | | | | they vary from person to person. Stress very much |
| working under pressure and enticing you to try harder. | | | | depends on the way we perceive a given situation. |
| However, constant stress can also be detrimental to | | | | For instance, some people may experience certain |
| your psychological and physical well-being. | | | | situations as stressful, while others may take pleasure |
| While we may think that not all causes of stress are | | | | from them. In general, anything that requires adjustment |
| equal in intensity, our bodies cannot tell whether we | | | | on your part may constitute a stressful situation. These |
| are suffering from psychological or physical danger. | | | | situations may include happy occasions, such as |
| Our bodies respond to life-threatening circumstances | | | | marriage, starting school, a new job, or moving into a |
| and such trivial things as traffic jams in the same way. | | | | new house. Nevertheless, stress is not only caused by |
| Constant sources of stress mean that out bodies are | | | | real outside situations. People's negative attitudes to life |
| permanently on standby to deal with emergencies. If | | | | or impractical expectations are often their greatest |
| this goes on for a longer period of time, it can have | | | | causes of stress. |
| grave consequences to our health, including high blood | | | | Stress can be very hard to identify and may become |
| pressure, lower immunity, greater risk of heart disease, | | | | a normal part of life. Some common stress signs and |
| premature aging, infertility, depression and anxiety. | | | | symptoms include moodiness, eating disorders, sleeping |
| Furthermore, people suffering from chronic stress may | | | | disorders, constant worries, physical aches, |
| feel all kinds of pains in their bodies, problems with | | | | constipation, diarrhea, nausea, sadness, isolation and |
| digestion, sleeping disorders and acne. Stress can even | | | | negative thoughts. It is important to identify chronic |
| have a negative effect on your weight. | | | | stress before it affects your health. There are many |
| The amount of stress a person can handle is | | | | things you can do to alleviate stress symptoms, such |
| determined by a number of personal traits, that include | | | | as exercise, meditation, yoga, guided imagery, and |
| genetics, life perspective, relationships and emotional | | | | autogenic training. |
| intelligence. Having a solid base of family and friends | | | | The first and most important step in treating chronic |
| who are always ready to support you can greatly help | | | | stress, is recognizing the condition. The next step, is |
| in mitigating stress. People who feel confident and in | | | | committing to making the changes necessary to |
| control normally deal better with stress, because it | | | | minimize the stress in your life to manageable levels. |
| remains within their control. An optimistic perspective | | | | Completely banishing stress would be unrealistic and |
| on life also plays a key role. Optimists usually accept | | | | unhealthy. But, finding the right balance is essential to |
| stressful situations as challenges to be won. | | | | living a happy and prosperous life. |