Stress Management Here and Now

By Sara Mendez

Stress can be defined many different ways. The most common definition is, stress is the body's response to an outside situation in one's life. Stress effects one's environment, life and others around them in many ways. Sometimes these situations get the better of us and we have trouble dealing with the feelings of stress. You may become irritable, hostile, angry or overly sensitive just to name a few. Sometimes our physical body deals with the stress in an unhealthy way as well. You may have high blood pressure, become depressed, develop ulcers, or have a heart attack. It is important to learn what your stress triggers are and how to deal with both the triggers and the effects. Only by learning this will you be able to successfully manage your stress.

A trigger can be anything. I can be something immediate like preparing for a date, making a speech, or the threat of physical danger. These situations happen and are over quickly. The stress will allow you to deal with these things immediately and then your body will return to its normal state. Long term stressors are different. A long term stressor can be things like divorce, having a baby, work or moving to a new location. These stresses can wear on the body and also cause serious health concerns.

Dealing with the triggers is important for managing stress. You need to pin point what is causing stress and figure out how to eliminate it or at least many it more tolerable. Most people know what the trigger is, but others have trouble identifying them. Hypnosis can assist you in discovering the trigger and help you learn how to deal with it. It is one of the most effective ways of dealing with stress as it deals not only with the trigger but your response to the trigger.

Most people want to lead a happy and peaceful life. Stress does not allow that. The body's reaction to stress is different for everyone. Stress can be the cause of low work performance, sleep deprivation, or other addictions such as alcoholism, drugs and smoking. Your body might respond through skin breakouts, grinding your teeth, a panic attack or a low immune system. Just having some of these problems can lead to even more stress.

You can manage your stress through treatments such as, counseling, medication, exercise or many use hypnosis. As I mentioned before, hypnosis can help you deal with your triggers and your response to those triggers. Hypnosis can also help you to simply relax by learning to control your breathing and centering your mind and body. By learning to relax and deal with your stress you will avoid many chronic problems that come with stress.

Many new discoveries and theories are being made each day regarding stress management and treatment. The choice is yours. Only you can decide what is best for you and your lifestyle. Stress is something we are all going to have in our lives and something that will most likely not ever go away since our lives are forever changing. But you are in control of your body and it's reaction. There is not time better than now to decide what will work best for you, make a choice. - 31857

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