TIPS & TECHNIQUES
SELF HYPNOSIS
By Richard Scott
Stress-busting
Stress is the number 1 cause
of work place absence in the UK
Millions of people are affected by it.
Stress can result in physical manifestations such as aches, pains, migraines, nausea and sickness.
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What is stress, how does it affect me?
Stress can be defined as the way you feel when you’re under too much pressure. Pressure can be caused from work, home or our personal lives, and each individual will cope differently with these levels of stress.
What one person may regard as highly stressful, another person may only regard as mildly stressful or not stressful at all. Problems occur when individuals perceive themselves as unable to cope with the level of stress they face, and feel they are not capable to combat their stress.
Contrary to popular belief, stress can be both positive and negative. As a positive influence it can motivate individuals to perform at their optimum level and boost energy, however as a negative influence stress can lead to adverse physical affects and be detrimental to health.
Stress is caused by the body's natural reaction to defend itself, so in an emergency stress will force us to exert maximum effort to protect ourselves.
However when our body is prepared to face an emergency and no emergency happens, all the extra energy has nowhere to go, and negative stress is caused. Feelings of anger, depression, distrust and rejection, ultimately leading to headaches, insomnia and high blood pressure can all be caused by negative stress.
Different occupations will have higher stress levels than others, and stress is recognised to be one of the main causes of sick absence from work. Research suggests that about half a million people in the UK experience work-related stress that they believe is making them ill.
Changes in personal lives, such as the death of a loved one, a new relationship, a job promotion or the birth of a child can also cause stress as adjustments in our lives are needed to be able to cope.
The aim should never be to eliminate stress completely, but find effective ways of managing it and using it to our advantage. Viderer consetetur cu ius, id falli option pri.
Stress can affect you physically, emotionally, psychologically and behaviourally..
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