Stress Management Guide

Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment. Whether we like it or not, stress is part and parcel of life. It can affect us both physically and emotionally and can create positive or negative feelings.

The more stressed out we are the more vulnerable we are to colds, flu, and a host of chronic or life-threatening illnesses. And the less open we are to the beauty and pleasure of life.

Stress may affect us physically, mentally, emotionally and behaviorally.

How can we manage stress better? Just as there are many sources of stress, there are many ways of managing it. However, all require work toward change: changing the source of stress and/or changing your reaction to it.

1. Be aware of your stressors and your emotional and physical reactions.
2. Recognize what you can change.
3. Reduce the intensity of your emotional reactions to stress.
4. Moderate your physical reactions to stress.
5. Lead a healthy lifestyle.
6. Stay emotionally well
7. Deep Breathing Exercise
8. Make Time for a Mini Self-Massage
9. Say cheese! Go ahead and grin!
10. Try a tonic.

In looking at the causes of stress, remember that your brain comes hard-wired with an alarm system for your protection. When your brain perceives a threat, it signals your body to release a burst of hormones to fuel your capacity for a response. This has been labeled the "fight-or-flight" response.

Once the threat is gone, your body is meant to return to a normal relaxed state. Unfortunately, the nonstop stress of modern life means that your alarm system rarely shuts off.

That's why stress management is so important.

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