COPING WITH STRESS
Everyone experiences stress but we react differently to stress, for instance some people overeat when stressed while some refuse food.
Everyone experiences stress but we react differently to stress, for instance some people overeat when stressed while some refuse food.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Common causes of stress
- Family pressure
- Job demands or activities
- Loss of a loved one, job or money
- Illness
- Relationship changes
- Long wait in traffic
- Stress may be caused by trivial things; it is not totally possible to tell what can trip someone off
When the stress is much, the person may experience
- Fast heartbeat
- Difficulty with breathing
- Excessive sweating
- Unprovoked anger or sadness
- Headaches, body pain, weakness
- Difficulty with sleep
- Problems with eating
What you can do
- Avoid the identified causes
- Make time out to relax
- Get a hobby
- Practice deep slow breathing
- Do yoga, get a massage, listen to soft music
- Do meditation, pray, or listen to religious messages
- Exercise regularly; it relaxes your muscles and aid sleep
- Learn to accept things that you cannot change
- Seek counseling, talk to your family
- Note that alcohol, smoking and substance abuse do not help.
