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    Stress Management
    Stress Management
    Stress Management
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    Stress Management

    By Deborah Gosling

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    Discover:: How to Manage Your Stress Easily and Quickly With Practical Tips and Advice

    Stress is defined as any change to which you must adapt. Over the past several years the rate of change in our society has continued to accelerate, and as a result the rate of stress related illnesses has continued to climb at an alarming rate. This book is organized in two parts, the first part looks at the causes of stress and how you can deal with stress. The second part teaches you how to cope with stress practically and outlines stress management exercises that you can do anywhere to manage your stress.

    In This Book You Will Learn:

    What causes stress?

    How to measure your level of stress & find out whether you are at risk of illness by taking a stress test

    How to use breathing to release tension and control your stress level

    How to use progressive muscle relaxation techniques for immediate relaxation and stress relief

    How to use meditation as a powerful technique to reduce & manage your stress

    How to use guided imagery to reduce stress

    How to effectively use exercise to release tension in your body and relieve stress

    How to turn your worries into solutions

    How to prevent worry behavior

    Much much more!

    I have also dedicated chapters that discuss in detail how you can use time management and nutrition to help you cope with stress. Managing stress is something that anyone can learn and this book will help you to manage your stress and live a happy and stress free life.

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    Download: Stress Management: The Simple Guide To Managing Stress In Your Life – for FREE!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeborah Gosling
    Release dateAug 18, 2014
    ISBN9781311408617
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    Stress Management - Deborah Gosling

    Stress Management

    Deborah Gosling

    Copyright 2014 by Deborah Gosling

    Smashwords Edition

    Who is the author?

    Deborah Gosling has been helping individuals and families for over 10 years and is a specialist in emotional intelligence, stress reduction, productivity and relationships. In her books Deborah provides advice and tips that can be implemented in every area of life, and she places emphasis on taking action to improve and enhance your quality of life.

    Introduction

    There some things in life that are certain, and stress is a fact of life, wherever you are whatever you are doing – you cannot avoid stress. But, don’t despair, just like you can manage many things in life, you can also manage stress and reduce its effect significantly. Only 20 years ago stress management was not a household word as it is today, but since practitioners and physicians realized that stress was the root cause of why people were seeking psychotherapy and medical consultation it caused stress management to be adopted as a non-medical way of dealing and coping with stress. Stress comes about as result of many complex changes in which you must adapt to and includes such things as going to college, getting married, changing jobs, moving house, illnesses, grief and many other things that cannot be enumerated here. To manage stress successfully it is important to be conscious of yourself, surroundings and consider the root causes of your stress. Initially, this will take some time, but it will significantly improve your ability to manage stress and will greatly improve both your mental and physical wellbeing. You will find in this book some proven practical steps and strategies that will help you to relieve stress, and live a more happy, healthy and fulfilling life.

    How to use this book

    This book has been created to teach you the most effective stress management and relaxation techniques and exercises. This book is like a guide that will help you increase your awareness of your personal reaction to stress and it will help you to control and master the stressors in your life. The book is split up into two parts, the first part defines stress, causes and how to cope with stress generally. Once you go through the first part, you will know enough about stress and your personal reactions to stress. The second part of the book teaches you techniques for coping with stress and includes techniques and exercises that you can use to manage and deal with stress. The benefits of the techniques and exercises that are discussed in this book will only be realized when you practice them regularly over a period of time. Merely understanding the exercises & techniques intellectually will not help you to reduce stress, but when you take action and implement the exercises first hand you will reap the benefits. To fully utilize the techniques and exercises outlined in this book I recommend the following:

    Choose a quiet place where you will not be interrupted to do your exercises

    Spend 10 to 15 minutes each day doing the exercises

    Consider doing the exercises with another person. This will help you share your experiences and you can support and encourage each other.

    If you have a busy schedule and time is tight, make an appointment with yourself and schedule it in your dairy.

    If your reaction to stress involves physical symptoms such as frequent headaches, stomach problems, or high blood pressure, then you should make an appointment with your doctor for a physical examination before you begin these exercises.

    Part 1: Overview of Stress

    What is Stress?

    As human beings, stress is a natural part of life and we all experience stress whether we like it or not, it is a simple fact of life. Stress is something that we cannot avoid. People often think of stress as too much mental or emotional pressure, but physiological or physical stress is also important. Stress affects how you feel, think, and behave as well as how your body works. In order to better understand stress, it is important that we first define what stress is scientifically. Stress causes a surge of hormones in your body. When you are stressed your body reacts by stimulating the body to produce hormones that include adrenaline and cortisol. Essentially, these hormones help you to deal with any threats or pressure that you are faced with. This is called the ‘fight or flight’ response. The hormones that your body produces increase heart rate, raise your blood pressure and they provide extra energy. Cortisol, which is known as the stress hormone, increases energy by triggering the release of glucose into the blood stream, in order to help the person fight or run away. The human body adapts to different situations and regulates itself, when your hormone levels fall, your heart and blood pressure are returned to normal.

    However, believe it or not, we all need stress to live well, some stress can be positive, like the exhilaration of falling in love or achieving some long desired success. But, as with most things in life, too much stress is what causes us to have physical and psychological problems. Lack of stress means that your body is under stimulated, when stress is too intense or is prolonged over a long period of time, this causes your body to release stress for months and this increases the risk of a range of health problems including headaches, stomach upsets and high blood pressure. In more severe cases stress can increase the risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Stress can also lead to psychological problems and it can make people feel anxious, fearful, angry and can destroy relationships both at home and at work. Stress is also a key player in the development of anxiety and depression. Long-term stress can cause diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and can interfere with your immune system. Therefore chronic stress can seriously harm your health, well-being and destroy your quality of life.

    Causes of Stress

    There are many things that cause stress, people have different triggers for stress, even your child screaming can cause you to

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