Resumo de Stress Busting? - Deepa Kandaswamy

Write your abstract here.STRESSBUSTING?In case you had not noticed, stresshas become part of our everyday lives - our body?s response to external orinternal prompts. While an externalprompt can be a move to a new city,death of a close relative, marriage in a family or along awaited promotion,internal prompts include both physical and mental comfort and discomfort.Physical triggers can include uncomfortable chairs, working in cramped spaces,overworking, etc, while emotional triggers include boredom, anxiety or emotionsthat accompany a conflict in personal or work relationships. Apart from these,need to please others, or trying to be perfect at anything you do, can alsocause stress. Theevents that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a range ofsituations ? from outright physical danger to making a presentation at theoffice. The human body reacts naturally to fight thestressors, and this reaction is called the ?fight response? or ?stressresponse?. It accomplishes this by activating the nervous system, specificglands and hormones. These hormones speed up the heart rate, breath rate, bloodpressure and metabolism. Blood vesselsopen wider to let more blood flow to large muscle groups, putting our muscleson the alert. Pupils dilate to improve vision. The liver releases some of itsstored glucose to increase the body?s energy. Sweat is also produced to coolthe body. Allof these physical changes prepare a person to react quickly and effectively tohandle the pressure of the moment. If your body is not working properly, thefight response can cause problems if your body does not reset itself to itsnormal condition after the stressful situation passes. Good Stress Stress can be goodas it keeps you on your toes. The thingabout good stress is that it only lasts for a small amount of time and helps you enhanceyour performance or avoid accidents. After the event passes, the nervous systemgoes back to its normal mode.Bad Stress Stressbecomes bad when we are stuck in situations where the body has to fight backconstantly. This can be an ongoing divorce, overworking on a regular basis, displacementfrom home, coping with a learning disability, moving to a new location,physical and emotional abuse. According to Dr Catanza Rita, author of the Rite Way to Immortality: 7 Rite Rules of Wellness,Energy & Longevity, ?Long term stressful situations can produce a lasting,low-level stress that is hard on people. This nervous system senses continuedpressure and may remain slightly activated and continue to pump out extrastress hormones over an extended period. This can wear out the body?s reserves,leave a person feeling depleted or overwhelmed, weaken the body?s immunesystem, and cause other problems.Stress Overload Accordingto the Encyclopaedia of Occupational Safety and Health, some studies linkstress with suicide, cancer, ulcers and impaired immune function. Job stress islinked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletol disorderssuch as neck pain, workplace injury, and psychological disorders such asdepression and burnout.Somesigns of stress are problems sleeping, anxiety attacks, overeating, stomachproblems irritability, depression, allergic reaction like asthma or cool, and afeeling of being constantly pressured or rushed. Seven Steps to Reduce Stress 1.Do not overwork:Never take on more work than you can complete on your own. If you feelstretched, consider cutting down a task, ask for more time and priorities.2.Get enough sleep:Getting a good night?s sleep keeps your body and mind in top shape. If you workduring the night, sleep by day. If you are a person who sleeps late and wakesup late, fine, but make sure you get six-eight hours of uninterrupted sleep.Sleep helps your body combat negative stressors.3.Do not be perfectionists: Do not try tobe perfect and stop expecting others to be perfect too ? the truth is no one isperfect. This expectation of yourself and others will only add to your stresslevel. Be realistic. Delegate tasks instead of doing it all by yourself.4.Solve little problems:Learning to solve everyday problems willgive you a sense of control. avoiding them will only cause depression andstress. Feeling capable of solving little problems builds confidence to move onto bigger, more stressful ones.5. Treatyour body well: Experts agree that regular exercise helpscombat stress. However, excessive exercise or compulsive exercise routines canonly add to stress. Eat nutritious food full of vitamins and minerals. Althoughalcohol and drugs may seem to temporarily relieve your stress, relying on them duringstressful conditions only increases the problem as it slowly wears down yourbody.6. Learnto relax; Do yoga or even simple breathing exercises. Ensure your scheduleis relaxed by making time for relaxation activities on a daily basis. When the bodyand mind relaxes, it triggers a relaxation response that can combat stress.7. Change your attitude: You are what you think, change the way youview things around you. See setbacks as temporary problems. Believe that youwill achieve your goal if you work towards it. Remember, that your attitude,outlook and thoughts influence the way you see and react to events aroundyou. Be more optimistic ? this is howsome people stay cool under pressure.

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