Relief For Stress

It is surprising to discover that our physical and mental condition decides how well we react when confronted with a stressful, difficult situation. It is this reaction to the environment around us that generates stress within us. Click Here!

Our brain causes the physical symptoms by subconsciously developing our “fight or flight” response.  It floods our body with adrenaline and other stress linked hormones to cope with a very stressful situation we might be in -preparing for a worst event that might never happen.

In the distant past, this subconscious response enabled us to stay alive and cope with dangerous situations.   Nowadays, this surge of chemicals is a total over-reaction.   Such constant arousal can lead to chronic stress and could have a serious effect on our health longer term.

Have you noticed that some days you react much more to stress whilst on others you seem to have a remedy for stress ready in your pocket?  Have you ever wondered why?  Could it be that your approach is more positive to cope with stress on these days?  Is this what we all need to develop?  Why is it some people seem to manage stress much better than others?

I learned very quickly is that our bodies react in a particular way to handle a situation before the situation actually develops.

It is worth repeating that our minds cause these physical reactions  and start stress management just in case the worst possible event happens.   If it does,then we would be ready to react.  So stress can develop through worry about what might happen, rather than what is actually happening!  I have found a really useful guide that provides excellent information on how to reduce stress in different situations.   If you want to check it out please Click Here!

Feeling stressed?  We all have at one time or another, I know I certainly have.  Click Here!

Here I have gathered on one site the best practice in dealing with stress to be found on the  internet and elsewhere.  It provides comforting advice and guidance in one place to relax you when you are feeling stressed.

I also want to tell you about my very first experience of handling stress and how it shaped my life.

In my mid twenties, my manager was taken ill about one hour before he was due to speak at a seminar in front of over 500 delegates.

I was asked to step in!   Now that really was stress!  As soon as he disappeared in the ambulance with less than 60 minutes to go, my symptoms appeared although I didn’t realise what they were at the time:

Pounding  heart, sweaty hands and body, racing pulse, irregular shallow breathing and a desperate need to go to the bathrooom.

I knew I needed to do something to calm myself or I would not be able to speak at all.  I had helped write his speech so understood the balance he wanted to achieve.  But that did not help my total panic,   I had to get a grip on myself and quickly at that.

I went to my hotel room and pulled down the blinds.  I sat down, closed my eyes and started deep, slow breathing from my abdomen at about 6 breaths a minute.  After 10 minutes or so, my body had quietened and my pulse was down to near normal.

But that was just the start, I had to reduce stress that was really affecting me.  I thought about a few tips for stress relief I had been given but I knew I had to dream up a better relief for stress  than that.

So I went to the mirror and looked at myself, I consciously threw away all my negative thoughts and talked to myself about all my positive skills that would help me through the next hour to cope with stress as I talked.

I could not believe that it would work but it did!

I really began to feel I could do it!   I skimmed through the speech notes and realised it was better than I had thought. I understood and agreed with the arguments he had made and felt I would be able to speak with some authority and confidence.   The audience knew what had happened and, apart from a few nerves at the start, I was fine and was given a heart-warming round of applause at the end.

I gained more from that experience that anything else in my whole life.  It shaped how I approach my working day ever day since and especially my approach to stress.

If you want to practise this breathing exercise to reduce stress but find it difficult to achieve, there is an excellent breathing aid that could be very helpful to you.  Although the system was invented to help lower blood pressure, it is also very useful to others who want to reduce stress and achieve a routinely calm approach to the environment around them.

For more information about this clever procedure, please Click Here!

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