Stress Relief
What is stress?
Do you ever feel like a walking ‘to-do list’? Feeling overwhelmed with endless, deadlines and tasks that take up every inch of your energy? Do you find yourself saying “OMG I feel stressed!?”. So what is this commonly felt response and how does this effect us? Stress has a primary function to create a physical response. When the mind/body experiences stress it releases a complex mix of hormones and chemicals such as adrenaline, cortisol and norepinephrine to prepare the body for physical action. The body therefore goes into a flight, fight or freeze state to prepare the body for a threatening situation. The difficulty is with fight, flight and freeze is that our body goes into a state of stress when a physical response is not needed.
Types of Stress & Anxiety
So what is a fight response? We may feel irritated and angry towards others. What is a flight response? Moving ourselves away from a ‘pressing’ situation, in reality this basic instinct often escalates and causes more stress. What is a freeze response? A perceived threat gets ‘locked’ into the nervous system and we ‘freeze’. Holding the breath or shallow breathing are both forms of freeze.
Common types of Stress & Anxiety
- Inability to concentrate
- Indecision
- Self doubt
- Moodiness
- Panic
- Feeling Overwhelmed
- Frustration
Stress Symptoms
Stress is experienced in different ways for each and everyone of us.However, due to its negative effects it will usually show up in cognitive or emotional symptoms.
- Cognitive
- Poor judgement
- Brain fog
- Starting too many tasks but achieving little
- Emotional
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Fatalistic thinking
- Low mood
- Restlessness
- Cynicism
How we can Help
Through an initial consultation we will discuss with you what situation has caused you to feel stressed. We would then put in place a solution focus mind calm plan that would give you ‘self help’ strategies and techniques. We would work together on using ‘grab too’ tools to immediately put your mind and body back into balance, where you will be more in control. Through this process you will develop a different perspective on stress and in turn enhance your inner resilience to the every changing demands of life!
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