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- Stress - Mental or physical tension that results from physical, emotional, or chemical causes.
Stress is the condition that results from life and/or work pressures.
It's all too easy for some people to say that they suffer from stress but what
most actually mean is that they feel inappropriate amounts of pressure at certain
times. Stress can come on slowly or suddenly and presents usually as a
combination of symptoms.
Symptoms of Stress
Stress normally manifests itself as a range of quite distinct symptoms
such as insomnia, headaches or migraine, muscle aches, mood swings,
digestive problems, anxiety, morbid thoughts, panic attacks or depressive
thoughts for example.
It is common for stress sufferers to experience
panic attacks, anxiety and phobias. Having developed these conditions,
the stress sufferer can experience a wide range of both physical and
psychological thoughts and sensations, often misdiagnosed by medical
practitioners in isolation.
Many stress sufferers experience a small
group of symptoms which can be misdiagnosed by doctors who, regrettably,
do not take a look at the larger picture surrounding the development of
the stress symptoms by the sufferer. In isolation, these stress symptoms
are often mistreated by practitioners.
Addressed quickly, stress symptoms, anxiety and panic attacks can be
eradicated quickly and permanently given the correct treatment methodology.
Types of Stress
Stress can be caused by a wide range of stressors or catalysts.
Stress often occurs during periods of work pressure, after bereavement,
divorce, moving house or other stress inducing life situations.
Some stressors are easier to eliminate than others. Work practice stress
can be eliminated by adjusting your work practice but life issues such
as abuse, divorce or other personal problems can give rise to situations
which are not so simple to overcome.
Stress and Anxiety
The Link between stress and anxiety is strong; in fact the majority of
stress sufferers who visit their doctor are diagnosed with anxiety.
Stress and anxiety account for more days off work than any other condition.
Causes of Stress
Drugs / Medication
There are no medicinal cures for stress. Stress, as mentioned earlier,
is caused by an inappropriate perception of the task at hand; no drug
exists which can alleviate the problem. Once stress conditions are
formed, some doctors will try to remove them using drugs, but this
is untargeted and inappropriate treatment.
Stress conditions can only be successfully treated using behavioral
techniques, administered by professional, qualified and experienced
support specialists.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy can assist in undermining stress related conditions,
but is sporadic, inaccessible and takes a lot of valuable time to
administer. Psychotherapy is used mostly to identify and discuss
the source of mental illnesses. Stress is not a mental illness.