5 INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH
STRESS
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Stress is our response to a real or perceived threat that disturbs our physical, emotional, or mental stability.
Psychologist Connie Lillas categorizes our stress responses through a driving analogy. FOOT ON GAS
FOOT ON THE BRAKE
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An angry, agitated, or “fight” stress response.
A withdrawn, depressed, or “flight” stress response.
A tense or “freeze” stress response.
Source: HelpGuide
Stress can be healthy, but once it becomes chronic, it can lead to serious health problems.
Mental Health depression, anxiety, personality disorders
Obesity and eating disorders
Gastrointestinal GERD, gastritis, irritable colon Source: WebMD
Skin and hair acne, eczema, hair loss
Cardiovascular heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke
Reproductive menstrual problems in women, premature ejaculation in men, loss of sexual desire
Here are some stressful figures on the effects of stress:
43%
42%
of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.
of employees have changed jobs because of stress
75% - 90%
Source: Forbes | WebMD
of all doctor's office visits are for stressrelated ailments and complaints
Unfortunately stress is part of life, so let’s learn how to gracefully deal with it. Inexpensively.
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” Hans Selye
Meditate.
Live in the present moment.
Johns Hopkins University researchers reviewed nearly 19,000 meditation studies and uncovered that mindfulness meditation can help reduce psychological stress. Source: JAMA Network
Go for
a walk in the woods with friends.
Researchers evaluated nearly 2,000 participants from the Walking for Health program. Results showed that nature-based group walks were associated with lower perceived stress. Source: Health System University of Michigan
Be optimistic.
glass as half-full. See the
Carnegie Mellon University researchers discovered that positive people have more stable stress hormones. Source: PyschCentral
Exercise.
Stay in good shape.
Based on the results of a mice experiment, Princeton University researchers deduced that sedentary people are more susceptible to undesirable aspects of stress than active people. Source: The New York Times
Find your green thumb and
start a garden.
Researchers in Netherlands surprisingly found out that gardening decreases more stress hormones than reading.
Source: Mind the Science Gap
In every life we have some trouble But when you worry you make it double Don't worry, be happy Don't worry, be happy now
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