Stress
Stress is the body’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response while stress treatment is all about learning ways to adjust calmly. Stress counseling helps in handling stressful situations peacefully. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. Stress is an integral part of modern day living. One can experience stress from environment, bodily changes, and thoughts
Treatment
There are many treatments for stress – from exercise, diet and lifestyle changes, counselling to the use of herbal remedies and other medicines
Helping yourself
Stress levels differ from person to person. It is therefore important to understand the reasons of feeling stressed and how these differences occur. . And if anyone is feeling depressed or suicidal professional help is advisable.
Exercise as a treatment for stress
The body is programmed to deal with stress through the ‘fight or flight’ mechanism. Exercise is a good way of using up the stress chemicals produced by the body. This in turn helps to decrease the stress symptoms associated with the release of these chemicals.
Relaxation techniques
There are a number of ways that help to relax including yoga, massage, aromatherapy, meditation, pilates, laughing yoga, reflexology and many more tried and tested techniques. Having a favorite cup of herbal Tea or going for a movie or reading a favorite book can also do wonders for the nervous system.
Counselling and support groups
Counselling is a well-established way of helping to deal with stress. Talking about the problems may help to find solutions by identifying the root cause of the problem. The old saying ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ springs to mind.
Stress treatment using medicines
There are number of conventional and complementary treatments that can be used to relieve stress. They help you cope better by reducing the symptoms (such as feelings of anxiety, fear or feeling low):
Types
Physical Stress
A common type of stress is physical stress, which refers to actual physical activities and events that wreak havoc on the human body. One good example is travel. Physical stress also includes stress brought on by sleeping too much, not getting enough sleep, spending too many hours on your feet or working long hours.
Emotional Stress
Out of all the different kinds of stress, emotional stress is the most common. This can occur after you go through an intense break up or divorce, lose a loved one, have a fight with your spouse or experience any other problem that causes you to feel depressed or anxious. You may experience weight changes, feelings of isolation and mood swings and can also feel overwhelmed at home or at work.
Traumatic Stress
When thinking about the types of stress, many people don’t think about traumatic stress. Traumatic stress is a type of stress that occurs because of some type of trauma to the human body and may lead to intense pain, coma or even death relates to. If you went through an operation, your body may experience stress until you recover from that surgery. A car accident, second or third degree burns or even a case of pneumonia may all cause traumatic stress.
Acute vs. Chronic Stress
Out of all the different kinds of stress, emotional stress is the most common. This can occur after you go through an intense break up or divorce, lose a loved one, have a fight with your spouse or experience any other problem that causes you to feel depressed or anxious. You may experience weight changes, feelings of isolation and mood swings and can also feel overwhelmed at home or at work.