Why is stress dangerous?
First of all, stress is dangerous because it undermines the strength of our body, weakens immunity, memory, physical endurance. Under his influence, we become more vulnerable and open to more serious diseases. Against the backdrop of severe stress, psychological deviations can develop, digestion problems and, consequently, weight, problems with sleep and appearance - you can enumerate endlessly.
Especially difficult are stressful situations for those who do not have sufficient psychological protection and are not in the best physical condition. Therefore, it is important to strengthen the body comprehensively, not giving the disease a chance.
Physiological way to combat stress.
When you feel the growing tension, when day after day you have to feel your nerves for strength, do not wait for the first symptoms of depression and other consequences of stress. Learn to control your body. First, pay attention to all the important functions of your body: palpitation, breathing, sleep, appetite and physical activity. Is everything alright from the above?
In order to reduce the influence of stress to nothing, clean up your own life. Determine the optimal mode of the day and nutrition and stick to it. You should eat regularly and fully, include in your diet vitamins, refuse strict diets for the entire period of a difficult situation. Sleep should be at least 8 - 9 hours a day, if you feel the need for more time for sleep, for a period of crisis it must be found.
If you feel that your pulse is accelerating, this is the first signal that stress comes. Here, breathing exercises are useful. Take deep breaths and exhales, alternate them with short ones, try to keep the lungs as much oxygen as possible.
In order to help the body to overcome stress and reduce its negative effects, it is necessary to correctly alternate physical activity and relaxation. For this, jogging, boxing, wrestling, and strength training are perfect. But these methods are quite aggressive, so they should be balanced by such activities as yoga, walking and horseback riding, swimming, massage. Physical loads should give the necessary load to support the body in a tone, but they must give way to negative emotions. If you do not correctly calculate the permissible number of loads, then physical fatigue will only strengthen the emotional state. In this difficult period, you should not set yourself the goal of achieving some impressive results in the sport. The only thing that needs to be targeted is a good physical well-being. Therefore, pay attention to food, rest and exercise, this will cause the body to wake up, mobilize and work in the optimal regime. You will learn to rest and work so that you do not use all the internal reserves and do not increase stress, which in turn will create additional protection.
Psychological way to deal with stress.
First of all, it is the need to look at the situation from the outside. Look at everything with the eyes of those people who are directly concerned with the essence of the problem. It can be your relatives and friends, colleagues and partners, just strangers. Imagine what they see as right and your mistakes. Compare the results of your observations and try to draw conclusions.
Then try to find a constructive solution to the problem. No stress will recede if its cause is not eliminated. The maximum that can happen, if you do not act is the adaptation of the organism to stress. You will cease to react sharply to stress, and start to accumulate it, which will lead to depression and nervous exhaustion. A common quarrel can cause serious disturbances in the functioning of the body.
To do this, find a person, a conversation with which would help you find that very constructive decision. It can be a close person whom you trust, whose opinion is important to you, whose attitude towards you is friendly. If such person is not present, the skilled psychologist will perfectly help.
Do not delay, direct your efforts to eliminate the cause of stress, if you have the opportunity to influence it. And do not be afraid to take responsibility for yourself, because even possible mistakes are an invaluable experience and a guarantee that next time such a situation will be an easy task.
Sometimes stress affects us too much. Weakness, chronic fatigue , apathy and depression - these are the most frequent consequences. It is important to learn how to feel the situation and never bring yourself to serious problems. Taking care of yourself and your health is easier than experiencing any difficulties. Try to be in shape, so that stress can only hurt, but do not destroy the harmony that you created.