How stressful is your life? How long have you been stressed? Do you experience emotions such as anger and anxiety every day and cannot get rid of them? Do you constantly catch colds? Are you feeling tired or having difficulty setting and achieving goals for yourself? Do you have difficulty understanding or remembering what you read? Do you experience chronic insomnia? Can't you diet constantly and lose weight? These may be caused by stress. If you want to get to know stress better, understand how it affects the connection between your body, mind and soul, and learn stress management techniques, you are in the right place.
Stress is the most important disease of our age. We can also say that it is the father of diseases. Because stress is one of the leading causes of many diseases, from flu to heart diseases and even cancer. It is known that heart diseases are 3 times more common in stressed people and death from heart attack is 5 times more likely. We are faced with stress at every stage of life, in primary school, university and workplace. It is the main actor that makes us chronically unhappy, anxious, consumes our energy, reduces our creativity, and makes us get sick and grow old more easily, but even we doctors do not know it well enough and cannot manage it. We received very long training, but we did not receive stress management training. Maybe that's why even many doctors who cannot manage their stress are forced to resort to wrong methods such as smoking, drinking alcohol and overeating. I think the first thing that needs to be done is training to manage stress.
Stress is a function that arose from the need of early humans to be prepared to enter a fight or flight state in the face of danger. It is our body's response to stress. In this state, the pulse accelerates, the muscles tense, the senses become hypersensitive, and the body prepares to fight or retreat. Maybe this is how human beings actually survived, we ran away from the lion and the bear, we fought and survived. At that time, this overstimulated state was short-lived and the body returned to its calm state in a short time. However, nowadays, our fight or flight warning system is constantly on alert with emotions such as fear, anger, anxiety or sadness, wearing out the whole body.
What happens if we cannot cope with stress?
Stress Hans Selye, the scientist who has done the most extensive research on the subject, says: "Today, we see that most common diseases are caused by a lack of adaptation to stress, rather than by disruptions caused by microbes, viruses, harmful substances or any external factors."
Under stress, the immune system is suppressed. Many studies have shown that stress reduces T lymphocytes, which are soldiers of the immune system.
Stress makes you gain weight, cortisol and adrenaline make fat. Just as people in countries in chaos store flour and legumes to avoid dying, the body stores fat and you gain weight during stress.
Scientist Dr. In Bartop's research, 26 widows who lost their husbands 6 weeks ago were examined. A significant relationship has been detected between diabetes, heart disease, intestinal colitis, joint rheumatism, allergic skin disease and stress. In the blood samples taken, a decrease in the function of T-lymphocytes, which indicate the body defense system, was observed.
A study conducted at Ohio State University shows that the amino acid called "Homecysteine" increases in stressed people. This substance is a substance that increases the risk of heart diseases.
Everyone wants a stress-free life. Unfortunately, this is not possible for most of us. If you accept that stress is a part of your daily life, you can take the necessary steps to overcome it. A little stress can sometimes be beneficial because it increases our motivation, but as the amount of stress increases and its duration increases, it causes destruction. The psychological effects of long-term stress include irritability, anxiety, crankiness, depression, sadness, and irritability. If you have been under stress for a long time, you may have difficulty thinking clearly, making decisions, paying attention, learning or remembering what you have learned. You may have insomnia, have an accident, or be unable to get rid of negative thoughts. You may acquire negative habits or develop tics.
The physical effects of long-term stress include: These may include headache, muscle pain, back pain, chest pain, stomach upset, diarrhea, constipation, shaking hands, sweating or feeling cold. Stress can cause hives, skin rashes, tooth It may cause tightness in the eyes, ringing in the ears or a cold. If stress remains unresolved for a long time, your chances of developing serious illness increase. If you have been experiencing any of the physical or psychological symptoms of stress for a long time, you should seek professional help. This way, you can overcome stress faster.
Internal and External Stress
There is stress everywhere. Stress is constantly created within us or we receive stress from other sources. Identifying the sources of stress is the first step in overcoming it.
Internal stress is created by your consciousness and subconscious. It may arise from your past experiences, your current situation, or your expectations for the future. Memories of stressful and unresolved events from the past can darken the lives of many people. The image created by a negative memory comes to life in your mind over and over again, and you relive a negative experience or experiences over and over again. It's like being stuck in a never-ending loop.
These images come from your subconscious and are remembered through any of your five senses.
External Stress
External sources External stress may be related to work, school, or relationships. Sometimes it can occur suddenly. Road rage is a good example of this. While you are driving on the road, another driver may suddenly violate your lane. In this case, you have to suddenly swerve to avoid the accident and you become angry and tense. Noise can also cause external stress.
Stress from the Past
If you have a stressful problem from the past that constantly haunts you, it can make you feel negatively. It means you are put into a trance. Stress from the past settles into your subconscious and does not leave. You will be constantly affected by the stress until it is resolved. Finding the source of stress can help you solve it.
Future Stress
Not knowing and uncertainty can create stress. If you are unsure of how an event will develop, you may feel anxious. If you expect something to go perfectly, it will rarely happen. You may be worried about many things about the future; your health, work, unpaid bills or related your private. If you focus on the future, you cannot realize the present moment.
Ways to manage stress:
Exercise regularly. This reduces your muscle tension and makes you feel better.
Eat regularly and healthily, this increases your resistance to stress. Don't skip meals, reduce or cut out caffeine. Although coffee initially gives you energy, it later has the opposite effect.
You can do subconscious studies. Meditate, pray, be thankful. Focus on what you have. These help you communicate better with your own essence, your subconscious.
You can do breathing exercises. You may have noticed that when you are sad or anxious, your breathing becomes short and shallow. In this case, take deep breaths and exhale slowly, as you exhale, you can say "Relaxed, more comfortable", "I'm relaxing, relaxing, relaxing even more".
Gingko biloba, St. John's wort, Ginseng, which help reduce stress. You can benefit from plant extracts such as Passiflora. If you have a disease or are taking medication, I recommend you consult your doctor first.
Realize and regulate your thoughts and emotions. If you have irrational thoughts that cause you to have emotional and behavioral reactions to negative events, try to change them.
Develop Hobbies. Finding activities that suit your interests and relax you will reduce the effects of stress.
Use your time wisely. Don't postpone your work and what you need to do. Try not to take work home, spare time for social activities, improve your time management skills for this.
You can massage acupuncture points that reduce stress. Simply giving 30-second, medium-hard massages to the fleshy part between the index finger and thumb of both hands or to the middle of the palm of your hand with the thumb of the other hand three times a day helps reduce stress by increasing the endorphin hormone.
If you are experiencing chronic stress, this can lead to depression. If it causes problems such as panic attacks or high blood pressure, you should get help from a specialist. This will help you recognize our problems and determine strategies to solve them.
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