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72% of Australians report significant levels of stress in their lives, such that their physical health and mental health are compromised.
Undue stress levels is attributed to several phenomena influenced by the high demands of today that is driven by family and time
constraints; workplace performance, competition and perfectionism.
It is well established that insidious and chronic elevated levels of stress hormone impacts negatively on the body and the mind leading to
ill health symptoms expressed as depression, fatigue, obesity and other chronic diseases like: heart disease, vascular disease and cancer.
Stress can arise from various sources such as physical, psychological, emotional, social, environmental etc. A stressful event can either be a happy one (wedding, birth, travel, etc.) or be an upsetting one (getting fired, going through a divorce, the loss of a loved one, etc). The stimulus can be both minor or very significant, temporary or chronic. Considering that we are all individuals and our learnt behaviour teaches us to manage stressful events in individual ways; it is best to identify what your stress triggers are and work towards reducing such stressors.
When faced with stressful situations, the human body reacts by releasing various hormones, including Cortisol and Adrenaline.
In its initial phase, stress can cause symptoms such as palpitations, lump in the throat, anxiety, distress, etc. These symptoms are usually
short term.
But after a long period of time, uncontrolled stress can be harmful to one’s well-being and health; symptoms can then
be of a physical, emotional, psychological or behavioural nature.
Here are a few examples:
Obviously living with any form of stress has negative effects on the human body. However, when it is properly managed stress can also
benefit and it is a natural occurrence in human life . Indeed, it can be useful to increase one’s concentration, it contributes to
creativity, increases productivity and helps develop new skills.
But for that to occur, you must learn to control it and better manage it.
At 2B Positive Health Group we are offering alternative
options for stress relief.