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One can hardly pick up a newspaper or magazine or watch TV without seeing or hearing
some reference to Why all the sudden fuss and fascination? After all, stress has been around
since Adam and Eve were evicted from the Garden of Eden. Is it because there is much more stress today? Is
it because the nature of contemporary stress is somehow different and more dangerous? Or is it
because scientific research has increasingly confirmed the crucial role stress can play in causing and
aggravating different disorders and the diverse mechanisms of actions responsible for mediating its
multitudinous effects?
The answer to all of these questions is a very big and affirmative
"YES!"
Stress
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"The stress
response of the body is somewhat like an airplane readying for take-off.
Virtually all systems (eg, the heart and blood vessels, the immune system, the
lungs, the digestive system, the sensory organs, and brain) are modified to
meet the perceived danger."
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Stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. As Hans Selye (who coined the term as it
is currently used) noted, "Without stress, there would be no life". However, just as distress can cause
disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. Stress is not always
necessarily harmful. Winning a race or election can be just stressful as losing, or more so, but may trigger
very different biological responses. Increased stress results in increased productivity -- up to a point.
However, this level differs for each of us. It's very much like the stress on a violin string. Not enough
produces a dull, raspy sound. Too much tension makes a shrill, annoying noise or snaps the string. However,
just the right degree can create a magnificent tone. Similarly, we all need to find the proper level of stress
that allows us to perform optimally and make melodious music as we go through life.
The body may contain its own best pharmacy. Good health is more than just the absence
of illness. Rather, it is a very robust state of physical and emotional well-being, that acknowledges the
importance and inseparability of mind/body relationships.
Hypnotherapy can certainly help with this problem
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