Stress.. everybody will say they have stress, but do you really understand what is real meaning of stress? Feeling like there are too many pressures and demands on you? Losing sleep worrying tests and school work? Eating on the run because your schedule is just too busy? You're not alone. Everyone experiences stress at times- adult,teens and even kids.
What is stress? Stress is a feeling that's created when we react to particular events. It's the body way's of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus, strength, stamina and heightened alertness. According to the University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms, stress is mental or physical tension that results from physical, emotion or chemical causes. Stress can come from good or bad experiences in our everyday lives. Your stress level will rise when u pay off your school loans or get a F on your mid term. Your body responds automatically to stress whether it is positive or negative, both physically and mentally. The physiological response is often to referred to as "fight or flight", which means your body either prepares to confront the tension causer or escape from it. A low level of stress is good to have in our lives, it keeps us motivated. Stress becomes harmful when we have a large amount of negative stress for a long period of time. Everyone has different stress levels, gains stress from different situations, and reacts to stress differently.
The events that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a whole range of situations- everything from outright physical danger to making a class presentation or taking a semester's worth of your toughest subject. The human responds to stressors by activating the nervous system and specific hormones. The hypothalamus signals the adrenal glands to produce more of hormones adreanaline and cortisol and release them into bloodstream. These hormones speed heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and metabolism. Blood vessels open wider to let more blood flow to large muscle gruops, putting our muscles on alert. Pupils dilate to improve vision. The liver releases some of its stored glucose to increase the body's energy. And sweat is produced to cool the body. All of these physical changes prepare a person to react quickly and effectively to handle the pressure of the moment. This natural reaction is known as the stress response. Working properly, the body's stress response enhances a person ability to perform well underpressure. But the stress response can also cause problems when it overreacts or fails to turn off and reset itself properly.
There are 5 basic anxiety questions:
1. Am i trying to do too much?
2. Am i asking my nervous system to do something which is too difficult?
3. Have i had enough sleep?
4. What is the state of my nutrition?
5. Am i suffering from some abnormal physiological state?
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Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.Everyone still have stress and maybe will worry about stress.
ReplyDeletewell,for me,stress goes unoticed but it really can affect our health and emotional deeply.Sometimes,stress no longer a feeling but it can cause alot of sickness and illness.Wau,it is really terrible.So,must take care my friend.
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