Stress is Funny | Self Help Ideas

February 11th, 2012 by Genviev Martin Bernard

Stress sort of funny. Not *chuckles* funny, but *strange* funny. It can make you act heroic, or it can destroy your health and life.

It depends on how much stress you have and what kinds of stress. It also depends on what your past has taught you ? how your mind has learned to deal with stress.

The physical signs of stress are meant to help you physically survive ? fight or flight. In today?s world, this is only rarely helpful, since most stress today is mental.

Mental stress will come from issues such as concern about money, relationships, and your health. Your body?s physical reaction to stress does not help these situations. Since these situations are common and long-lasting, your body can potentially be in a constant state of stress.

High stress can cause health problems as varied as muscle tension, sleep problems, mental confusion, depression and digestion problems. Health problems from stress eventually just increase the stress you already have.

Common sense tells you that managing your stress is important. There are all kinds of people and companies that will offer advice, products and services to help your stress. If every option worked the same for everyone, that would not be a problem. But, we?re all different. What works for your friend, may not work for you.

Looking into what causes you stress as well as how you experience stress.

It helps to decide if your stress is from situations or behaviors ? Is your stress in proportion to the current situations or does it feel blown out of proportion? It may not be easy to figure this part out on your own.

Situational stress is generally easier to figure out, and since it?s about a situation, it is generally more short-term. What common stress management methods will work for you? Is it realistic to expect yourself to get some form of exercise and a proper diet? (I know from personal experience, if I have high stress it is when my life is too busy to work-out or get to the grocery store for planned meals)

If your stress is behavioral, spending some time analyzing the triggers may help. Look at your past and see if it is making your stress higher than it should be. Stressful memories of the past can and do effect us every day. (The stronger the emotion, the more vivid the memory. The more vivid the memory, the stronger the stress you will continue to feel from it.)

After becoming more aware of your stress, you will have a better idea of how to take care of it.

Situational stress you can work through and will eventually be behind you. Behavioral stress may need outside help to get behind you and may take a little more time to get beyond. It IS possible, will take some effort, and IS worth doing.

If you have a behavioral stress controlling your life, seek professional help. Medication is sometimes an answer, though many people that have used medication for stress, experience side effects that are a trade-off. They sometimes say they would rather feel stressed than live in a daily fog of medication.

Explore and educate yourself about your options. Then, make use of them. When it comes to improving your life, the only poor choice is to not try.

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