How Stress Affects A Person
Stress is a natural response to change and is an unavoidable part of everyday life. It's not as simple as "stress makes us sick." No, no, no. Stress has a tendency to make our bodies react in some unhealthy ways — one of these ways being that our hearts may quicken too much which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Let's pretend today is your last day at work before the donut shop closes down forever; you have 45 minutes left until you can finally get the heck out of there and spend your days pursuing another career path whereas your boss works down at the donut shop with his other friends who are going nowhere (but their hearts are happy). You walk into work with the boss who doesn't seem to realize that you're about to start a new life of excitement and happiness. You're walking through the store quietly when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he pulls you aside and tells you that you need to relax . . . like now. It's not an unreasonable request; after all, everybody needs a little bit of stress relief every once in awhile. It's when you get back to complaining about how stressed out you are after putting five donuts on your bosses desk that he get's mad at you and fires your lazy butt because apparently, doing nothing but sitting around eating donuts isn't a job — it's a lifestyle.
If you were in that situation, wouldn't that be awful? No donuts, no job. What would happen? Would your boss be able to keep his customers from leaving? I'm going to assume you're a good worker and know how to deal with stress; however, this story highlights the fact that when everybody is stressed out, it's only going to cause more problems . . . like the death of a business. That's not good for anybody. Even if we look at things with a personal perspective on the external world can cause stress. What would happen if your partner cheated on you? I'm sure that'd be a little bit stressful. But if it was just the stress of knowing that you don't have a job and you can't find one for months to come and you need to pay rent but there's an empty spot in the fridge just waiting for the next piece of food to come by, then how much stress is that really causing?
So, we know that stress comes from change . . . but why do we react so much? Why do people become more irritable, tired and generally not as happy when they're stressed out? Well, simply put: our bodies become flooded with certain hormones — things like cortisol. When our bodies are being run by stress, they produce cortisol and other chemicals that can raise blood pressure, damage the heart and increase the chances of suffering a stroke. It's almost as if those stress hormones were designed to kill us . . . . but why would we have them?
In reality, it's probably the opposite. Hormones are released into our body for a reason — their job is to help us regulate moods, alertness, etc. When you're hanging out at home doing nothing except for eating donuts all day (totally hypothetical situation in case you were wondering), your body doesn't need as much energy so it makes less cortisol — this is good. The only problem is that when we live in stressful societies, we don't have the time to say, "Hey, let's sit in a corner and chill out." Instead, we have bosses breathing down our necks asking us why we haven't done a certain project. And if it doesn't get done, we're going to be stuck at the donut shop working until they decide to close down because they're too stressed out with running the store.
How can you tell if your body is stressed? The first step (besides reading this article) would be to communicate with your body. What does your body feel like when you're stressed? What does it feel like in your chest? Your stomach? Your head? It's totally normal for our bodies to use different techniques of reacting to stress in different ways. For instance, if you're hiking across a mountain and you find something that looks like an overhanging cliff, it's probably time to take a break. Now . . . if on the other hand, you're sitting at home watching television and your father suddenly shows up at your door with all his stuff because he has decided to move in with your mother for the next year, then maybe it's time for some stress relief.
You can find a lot of stress relief at the gym. If you have some spare time, it's a great outlet for you to find out what's going on with your body when you're constantly being stressed out. You can also get help from other people who experience the same thing. There are also things that can be done to keep your body in good shape — which means that your body is doing its job correctly because it has no reason to produce stress hormones any more when it's doing fine.
There are a lot of things that can be done to deal with stress. Taking a walk outside in some fresh air can be a great way to get rid of the extra hormones that you don't need while at work, and so can relaxing songs. Once you find out what works for you, then you should use it as an everyday thing — because I mean, we should all just take some time off whenever we feel like it whether it's for stress relief or otherwise. Peace out.
If your heart is pounding harder than usual and you're afraid it might give out, seek immediate medical attention if possible during a severe attack of angina pectoris . First aid for chest pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/angina/DS00667
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Conclusion
You can find a lot of stress relief at the gym. If you have some spare time, it's a great outlet for you to find out what's going on with your body when you're constantly being stressed out. You can also get help from other people who experience the same thing. There are also things that can be done to keep your body in good shape — which means that your body is doing its job correctly because it has no reason to produce stress hormones any more when it's doing fine.
There are a lot of things that can be done to deal with stress.