Stress Management
In today’s demanding world there is a growing importance on understanding stress management. While it is true that everyone experiences stress, how we handle it can make a difference between a healthy life, and a diseased life. Stress has been linked to such problems as hypertension, ulcers, anxiety attacks, asthma, and lowered levels of immunity.
Cardiac ailments are also induced and worsened by stress. Stress management teaches us proper reactions to stress. It also teaches us to be choosy about what we stress over. For instance, slow traffic is not a valid reason for stress. Yet our body reacts exactly the same sitting in traffic and cursing, as it would if we were running to grab a toddler out of the path of an oncoming car.
The heart races, the blood pressure rises, adrenaline is released, we become acutely alert—which all serve a purpose in a truly stressful situation, like saving a toddler’s life. This chemical reaction is hard on the body when it occurs dozens of times a day. That’s where stress management comes in. Jacqueline Saad, principal psychologist of the practice, assists individuals with stress management. Learn the steps you can take to manage the stress in your life.
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