The Problems of Stress
Posted on July 3, 2009
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Stress is basically a fact of nature—forces from the external world upsetting the person. The individual reacts to stress in ways that has an effect on the individual as well as their environment. Therefore, all living creatures are in a steady interchange with their flora and fauna, both physically and behaviorally. This interaction of forces, or energy, is of course there in the relationships between all matter in the universe, whether it is living or not living. On the other hand, there are significant differences in how different living creatures speak about to their environment. These differences have far-reaching consequences for survival. Because of the excess of stress in our modern lives, we generally think of stress as a negative experience, but from a biological point of view, stress can be a neutral, negative, or positive experience.
It takes a million years for one gene to change in our bodies. One million years! I’m bringing this up because, physiologically, we’re the same humans we were 300 years ago. But look at how things have changed in that short time. Some things make life easier now: washers and dryers, transportation, abundance of food, electricity, etc. But some things make life today more insane: cell phones, traffic, increased population, fake food, TV, busy schedules. I heard a statistic from a doctor-friend that we make more decisions in one day than people used to make in a year. No wonder we’re stressed out and reaching for doughnuts or alcohol to cope.
Enjoy life, as it is too short to get ourselves all tangled up in anger and frustration. Practice relaxation methods and you will see a huge difference in your life. Be happy!
Meditation, yoga, massage, aromatherapy, and listening to music can all work together or individually to help you to with dynamism relax. Even by listening to your preferred music while gardening can add to your relaxation experience. Both because of its memory associations with pleasant events and for reasons that are not yet well understood, music can almost instantly alter your mood in a positive way, and offers both short and long-term benefits in reducing stress.
You know how you have those weeks or perhaps months or years that just seem to be loaded with stress? I know it’s all relative — one person’s stress is another’s feast. Persons with two kids think having just one baby is a piece of cake, and so forth. I’ve had one of those weeks — I’ve been on the road a lot and dealing with an injury, work hasn’t been going my way, and my three-year-old had been possessed by an alien. And I’m not talking about a friendly alien that wants to know what this planet is all about — no; I am talking about somebody who wants to launch a full-scale attack, but only in public places. To be truthful, this stress has even made it more difficult to relate to my husband in a free-and-easy “girlie” way. I’ve had more tones of “wife” in my voice during this past week than I’ve had in my whole 11-year relationship.
Your body will let you know that you are under too much stress. Listen to what your body is telling you. Consistent distress can lead to physical illness such as high blood pressure, heart disease and anxiety. Stress is like a guitar string, if you have the right amount of tension you can play gorgeous music, but too tight a string and it can snap! This is when individuals have nervous breakdowns. They overwork with distress and have no way to manage with all the bad stress in their life.
We all experience some sensitivity of stress as we perform our tasks. Without some degree of stress or pressure to perform, there is little desire or motivation. A certain amount of stress, stimulation, or arousal is necessary for human functioning or activity. A reasonable amount of job stress or arousal is connected to higher performance in work, on exams, or in life in general.
If you or your staff is disillusioned with unrewarding work, you can become discouraged and uninterested. The resulting procrastination and avoidance can be your wake-up call that you and your business are about to suffer from the stress resulting from incredible and hence unapproachable ends.
Stress is not always a bad word. A world without stress might be very boring. Imagine getting up in the morning, not sure where you are and not at all worried about the present or future. This is that sluggish, misty feeling where there is nothing to do and a low interest in everything.
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