Stress - The symbol of the U.S. state

Stress - the popular name for the new symbol of American state. Everyday conversation is littered with references to lack of time to achieve the objectives, the frustration of poor communication and a general sense that no matter how fast we go, do not do everything and nobody understands. Define the word in a sentence is unlikely that in reality is the unification of most human responses to life in a single concept that in almost everyone's life. There are very few people who do not know what stress feels.

The use of the word has become a slogan for all the pressures we experience in life. Sometimes it can be confusing. Stress is the cause of the pressure or the effect of these pressures? In other words, it emphasizes the stimulus or response? Most people, physicians and laymen alike, believe that stress is a response to the pressure or mount requests. These stimuli can be external or internal to further complicate the event especially when the internal feeling is caused by an external event.

As medicine has walked the path of psychoneuroimmunology (the study of the immune system as it relates to the nervous system and mind), we realized that stress compromises our immunity. It stimulates the release of hormones perpetual adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol, ripping through the body like a firestorm. If uncontrolled, chronic stress, along with anger and depression is perpetuated, leading to illness and even death.

Research at the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, CA concluded that the amount of stress we feel is more based on our perception of an event or person that the actual event. Our ability to respond to disastrous events or changes in our life is directly tied to our perception of what happened. And 'the daily accumulation of stress small, just like termites that finally eat their way through the foundation of the house, taking major toll on our health. We must learn to neutralize our reactions that occur or are likely to aggravate the stressful interactions within the systems of our body, drain our health. How we live with daily stress determines how much resistance will occur when a major crisis.

Clinically, stress can be analyzed on three levels: psychological, physiological and social. Each person combines these moods in different ways and it is this combination that creates the individual options for managing stressful circumstances. We have built our psychological and physiological make-up the power to affect a balance between our resources to cope with internal stress and the daily stress we encounter. By consciously exercise this ability, we can control our perception of life events and the degree of stress we experience. The first step to start this process is learning to recognize what causes stress initially. Then, we can develop a general way to deal with the pressures, changes and challenges of life.

Often, it is sufficient to know that it is possible to have a sense of control of a situation can lead to a drastic reduction in the level of stress experienced. With awareness of the options inherent in a stressful situation and being aware of the effectiveness of our responses to these situations, we may be able to exercise greater control over what we live and thus influence our level of stress.

To manage stress effectively, we must understand what we are experiencing. We must cultivate the ability to perceive the whole experience, not just the piece that is personal. In this way we can begin to understand the relationship between the whole and receive feedback that we would otherwise lose. This allows us to see our situation in life more clearly and directly influence the level of stress we normally create. It is good that we keep in mind that our perception of situations and how we react to them that determines our level of stress. If we can change our perception, we can change our response .......