วันศุกร์ที่ 22 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2551

Managing Stress - The Basics

Author : Debbie Williams
These days when life has become so fast paced & we spend much of our time wondering where exactly the hours have gone, stress & stress related illnesses are becoming an increasing part of our lives. Our bodies are not really designed to cope well with constantly heightened tension & anxiety levels (although there are some people who seem to thrive on this).Here again it is thought that moderation is the key. Many scientists believe that a certain amount of tension is necessary to maintain health, ie. we all need to experience a certain amount of tension / excitement, perhaps of waiting for an announcement, such as your exam results or the outcome of a job interview. What causes a problem is when our autonomic nervous system, which is the system affected by tension, fear, anger type emotions, enabling us to facilitate an appropriate response to the situation - or the "fight or flight" syndrome, is bombarded by a continuous stream of tension, anxiety, fear etc.This in turn leads to a kind of system overload & causes the autonomic nervous system to go on strike, leading to exhaustion & a flattening of mood as we are no longer able to respond appropriately to the emotional overload we have experienced. Stress related illnesses can include Depression, Hypertension, Heart problems, Allergies & Heartburn.

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