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What is Stress? What is the body, the brain responding
to when stress occurs? Is it real? Is it imagined?
Here is an important word: HOMEOSTASIS, defined as the body – or any
organism – working to constantly achieve a balance within itself –
adapting to changes which occur – temperature and chemical changes
within the body.
So STRESS can be defined as the mind and body responding to outside,
internal or even imagined stimulations and eventually losing it’s
balance – or falling out of healthy homeostasis. This is likened to
global warming, which we can all see our earth responding to in often
frightening ways.
To keep a body alive, there are automatic mechanisms to help maintain
these internal responses at a desirable level. But SELF-REGULATION
is a necessary tool in order to maintain these desirable levels.
In 1926, Han Selye, M.D., began his theory which explains how stress
impacts people’s lives. This ‘stress cycle’ has three major components,
known as the General Adaptation Syndrome, or the body's short-term
and long-term reaction to stress:
Stage 1: Alarm Reaction - Stage 2: Resistance - Stage 3: Exhaustion
Now we realize that components such as anxiety, exhaustion, frustration,
distress, despair, overwork, over-focusing, confusion, mourning, fear,
all contribute to a more broadened meaning of the term STRESS.
COUNTERACTING OR MANAGING STRESS
The following activities are common ways people try to reduce daily
life stress:
• Finding a method of coping with the
problem.
• Massage can loosen muscles and increase blood flow.
• Meditation can help to open new paths in the brain.
• Physical exercise helps us to become healthier, leading
to better blood flow.
• Proper sleep can revitalize the brain.
• Nature and listening to classical music e.g. Mozart,
can help to calm the mind.
• Yoga can improve physical well being
• A positive attitude can bring a new perspective on problems.
• STRESS MANAGEMENT begins with understanding what drives you, what
your major struggles are, how to put them
into perspective, and how to take action.
“DISCLAIMER” - The information
found on this web site is intended solely for informing and educating
the reader. The intended purpose is not to be used or interpreted
as medical or psychological advice. The reader’s own medical doctor
should be consulted for such advice or medical direction.
