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ABOUT STRESS MANAGEMENT...
All of us experience stress at some time during our lives.
What we feel as ‘stress’ is our body’s mental
or physical response - either positive or negative, to something
outside ourselves that puts pressure on our normal coping mechanisms.
Positive stress is usually short lived and can be beneficial.
For example, if we choose to undertake a challenge, such as
a bungee jump or a public performance, we're more likely to
experience the stress as a form of exhilaration or excitement,
which leaves us feeling good after the event.
Negative stress on the other hand, is usually more prolonged,
and results when our normal coping abilities are repeatedly
challenged on a day-to-day basis, perhaps in a demanding work
or domestic situation. If we can see no apparent end to these
pressures upon us, and we don’t take steps to manage our
stress effectively, the chronic stress that results starts to
wear us down, both mentally and physically. Over time, our body's
own natural healing ability decreases and as a result we become
more prone to illness, disease and psychological disorders.
Even just asking for help can make a difference to how we feel.
There's now a wide range of help available to assist us in coping
with the ever increasing demands made upon us, and there is
no need to 'suffer in silence'.
Stress Management practitioners usually offer a combination
of techniques, tailored to the individual, which are designed
to help you deal with and manage your stress effectively. These
can range from intensive counselling or psychotherapy, to a
relaxing massage with soothing oils, to help you unwind and
get a good night's sleep.
Many practitioners also offer stress management strategies not
only for the individual, but also for organisations, in the
workplace, aimed at both employee and management level.
Effective stress management helps us maintain a healthy mind
and body, so that we're in a much better position to withstand
any increase in the level of pressures we face.
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