Stress: Is Stress Getting You Down?

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There are many times in our lives when stress creeps in and causes great angst.  Life is busy and work, relationships, and responsibilities can seem overwhelming at times.  Do you feel stress getting you down?  Here are some tips to help deal with stress and its after-effects.

Stress has become a major cause of anxiety. If not dealt with, it can have an incapacitating effect on your life.  Often, people with hard-driving, A-type personalities can be prime candidates for stress-induced symptoms.  The perfectionism they tend to seek in what they do never quite measures up to their expectations. This is not a perfect world; it helps when we realize that, as human beings, we aren’t perfect either.

People tend to deal with stress in different ways; perhaps they ignore the initial problem which caused it; retreat within themselves, or fall apart. However, when you recognize the signs, you can often nip it in the bud before it completely takes over.

Using simple exercises can relieve the

onset of stress.  For example:   While sitting at your desk at work, breathing exercises can bring you back to a calm state.  Going outside for some fresh air also helps.

Walking or running for 20 minutes can release endorphins which relieve stress. Listening to classical music lowers blood pressure, and can bring you calm within.

Sometimes, however, stress reveals itself in other ways.  Lightheadedness, an inability to focus, feelings of pressure and palpitations are all symptoms of stress.  Moreover, continued stress can produce anxiety, panic, and the fright or flight syndrome.

Here is one example of how stress can simply overwhelm and, in some cases, debilitate:  A secretary was called into her administrator’s office, which was quite large and comfortable.  As she was taking dictation, she suddenly found it hard to breathe; began to lose focus; and a queasy feeling in her stomach ensued.  She could no longer concentrate on his voice, and ran out of the room.

Unbeknownst to her, she had just experienced an anxiety attack brought on by stress.   However, while there was nothing stressful going on at the time, she later identified the cause.  An unpleasant thought had entered her mind while she was taking dictation, causing fear to take over forcing her to flee the office.

Upon further examination, it was determined the stress in her home life simply became too much, and filtered its way in to her work day.  If stress is getting you down, examine the cause.  Determine the origin, and discuss it with a professional or a loved one.  Stress, if not acted upon, can cause serious health problems.  Avoid it at all costs, if you can.