Some people handle stress well. Others are very negatively influenced by it. Stress can cause fatigue, chronic headaches, irritability, changes in appetite, memory loss, low self-esteem, withdrawal, tooth-grinding, cold hands, high blood pressure, shallow breathing, nervous twitches, lowered sexual drive, insomnia or other changes in sleep patterns, and/or gastrointestinal disorders. Stress creates an excellent breeding ground for illness. Researchers estimate that stress contributes to as many as 80 percent of all major illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, endocrine and metabolic disease, skin disorders, and infectious ailments of all kinds. Many psychiatrists believe that the majority of back problems---one of the most common adult ailments in the United States---are related to stress. Stress is also a common precursor of psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
STRESS RELIEVERS:
- Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and mood-altering drugs. While these substances may offer temporary relief from stress, they do nothing to really address the problem and they are harmful to your health. The stress will still be there the next day.
- Avoid hassles. Identify the things that are making you feel stressed out and either eliminate them from your life or prepare yourself to cope with them.
- Try not to take life too seriously. Learn to laugh.
- Work on creating a stress-free home environment.
- Monitor your internal conversations. The way we talk to ourselves has a lot to do with how we feel about ourselves and our environments.
Source: Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 1997.
MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
Enjoy your week one day at a time.
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