What is stress?
Stress is any reaction of the body to a physical, mental or emotional stimulus, whether pleasant or not. Stress is good in certain amounts because it prepares us for the challenges and obstacles of the environment, but, of course, it is only good in certain amounts. When you are under appropriate doses of stress, your body is more motivated, better receives stimuli from the environment, your attention and judgment are enhanced and, for a few seconds, your immune system is even strengthened! However, stress is designed to occur as a short-term reaction - if this reaction is suppressed and prolonged, the immune system will weaken, as will your behavior and general mental state.
Breathe!
The worst thing in a moment of panic is to forget about breathing and lose your breath, speed up the entire body system and in extreme cases, lose consciousness. At the moment when you feel a great amount of stress, focus on your breathing and try to let your thoughts go somewhere else, while you just follow the speed and depth of your exhalations. During the day, if you find yourself in a situation where you don't know where to start or feel lost, take a deep breath and exhale a few times. Allow your breathing to calm you, center you and bring you back to the moment, so that you understand that the problem should be solved step by step, rather than attacking it from all sides.
Personal care
Take care of your body and your needs. It's extremely important to get more sleep and quiet moments when you're dealing with stress. Talking to loved ones and friends can also help ease your mental state, and simple things like taking a soothing bath, surfing the Internet, or watching TV can help. Be mindful of what you eat and what you feed your body, eat more leafy green vegetables to boost your immune system, and drink more water instead of alcohol or smoking cigarettes (which people often turn to when they find themselves in a stressful situation).
How to deal with stress?
Many people won't admit that they don't manage stress, but stress manages them. But this is completely normal and, above all, solvable!
People have different ways and mechanisms to cope with stress. However, some of these mechanisms can be harmful when a person does not know how to cope with the amount of stress they are experiencing. In order to better understand the body and what it is going through, it is necessary to start by asking:
What is stress?
Stress is any reaction of the body to a physical, mental or emotional stimulus, whether pleasant or not. Stress is good in certain amounts because it prepares us for the challenges and obstacles of the environment, but, of course, it is only good in certain amounts. When you are under appropriate doses of stress, your body is more motivated, better receives stimuli from the environment, your attention and judgment are enhanced and, for a few seconds, your immune system is even strengthened! However, stress is designed to occur as a short-term reaction - if this reaction is suppressed and prolonged, the immune system will weaken, as will your behavior and general mental state.
Breathe!
The worst thing in a moment of panic is to forget about breathing and lose your breath, speed up the entire body system and in extreme cases, lose consciousness. At the moment when you feel a great amount of stress, focus on your breathing and try to let your thoughts go somewhere else, while you just follow the speed and depth of your exhalations. During the day, if you find yourself in a situation where you don't know where to start or feel lost, take a deep breath and exhale a few times. Allow your breathing to calm you, center you and bring you back to the moment, so that you understand that the problem should be solved step by step, rather than attacking it from all sides.
Personal care
Take care of your body and your needs. It's extremely important to get more sleep and quiet moments when you're dealing with stress. Talking to loved ones and friends can also help ease your mental state, and simple things like taking a soothing bath, surfing the Internet, or watching TV can help. Be mindful of what you eat and what you feed your body, eat more leafy green vegetables to boost your immune system, and drink more water instead of alcohol or smoking cigarettes (which people often turn to when they find themselves in a stressful situation).