Girl with Hands on face eyes closed distressed.Stress Levies Heavy Tolls On Your Wellbeing L Mensah

Stress is not always negative it has its pluses.

Sometimes as a response, stress can help you perform under pressure and motivate you to do your best.

And for fast-moving short-term situations, stress can be beneficial to your health as it can help you cope with potentially serious situations. Because stress is your bodys innate response to unplanned situational pressures or demands, especially if they are perceived as real, threatening or dangerous.

Everyone talks about stress and yet many are often unclear about what it really is. Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences and it is a condition that everyone bears periodically

You will usually feel stressed. when youre constantly running under pressure, feeling frazzled and overwhelmed. Or you think that the demands of the situation are greater than your resources to deal with that situation. This is when stress becomes unhelpful, because you feel overwhelmed or feel like you cannot possibly resolve the problem.

Some of your triggers for unhelpful stress can develop from your work, home or family. Loss of a job, financial such as increase in financial obligations and even everyday responsibilities. are culprits. As well, significant life events such as a new life-threatening diagnosis of disease, chronic illness or injury or the death of a loved one can initiate a stressed-out response. Often, emotional problems of grief, guilt, low self-esteem are also the source of your stress.

Then again, positive events that create a strain or high demands such as getting married, buying a house, or receiving a promotion may induce stress. Additionally, stress can also manifest itself when you worry excessively about something that may or may not happen or you have irrational or pessimistic thoughts about life. So too, is worrying unduly over chaotic worldwide or environmental events

It is well proven that stress symptoms  affect your body, your thoughts feelings, and your behaviour. Actually for a time, you may not notice how much stress is having an impact on you physically and emotionally because you may be making adjustments even as it takes a heavy toll. 

It is worthwhile to be aware of the common warning signs and symptoms of stress overload.. When you are able to recognize common stress symptoms you  can help you manage them early on. Knowing what you should  be alert to covers a wide range of symptoms.  Each person reacts to stress differently based on their perception and lived experiences. So if you feel stressed reach out for help from your health care professional.

Here are some of the symptoms that you should pay attention to:

Some of the emotional symptoms of stress include

  • Depression or general unhappiness and anxiety. Becoming easily agitated or frustrated.
  • Having difficulty relaxing and quieting your mind as well as
  • Moodiness, irritability, or anger and feeling overwhelmed.
  • Likewise, loneliness and isolation or other mental or emotional health problems can be stress related.

When your level of stress is sky high some of the physical signs include

  • Pain or tension. This can show up as, headaches, migraines, chest and stomach pain.
  • Or as musculoskeletal problems because your muscles tend to tighten and tense up.
  • Or a variety of upsetting digestive problems

To be sure, prolonged stress can also contribute to many troublesome health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal and diabetes

When all is said and done stress truly depends to a great extent on your perception of the situation whether you are fazed or unfazed.  Life and living will bring about unavoidable challenges but the way you look at these make a huge difference in your ability to manage them.

Learning helpful thinking strategies and how to improve how you think and feel about unplanned challenges  is essential because the way you think about situations affect the way you respond to them. Your attitude, outlook and sense of control can influence your stress tolerance and a successful or non-successful coping outcome.

Your ability to deal with your emotions as well as your knowledge and preparation outperforms failure and reduces the risks of unhelpful stress responses. However, you can protect yourself by learning how to recognize the signs and symptoms of both chronic or prolonged stress and taking steps to reduce its harmful effects.

  • It is judicious to learn about stress managing and its varied worthwhile techniques
  • It is normally a good thing to solve problems as they come up doing the best that you can and reach out for help timely and appropriately.
  • And remember your support network of family, good friends and health professionals reach out and stay connected. Often simply expressing your feelings can help enormously.

As a final point learn to relax it can do your health a world of good

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