The Effects of Stress
We are all susceptible to experiencing the impact of stress. Stress
is an essential part of day to day life, as it tends to serve as one
of our driving forces – it serves to motivate us to meet deadlines,
to support our friends and family or to maintain whatever commitments
are important to us on a personal level.
It is only when we experience an accumulative amount of stress, without
taking time out to take care of and focus on ourselves that it may
become problematic to us.
We are generally conditioned to function with an accumulative load – we
are taught to ‘pick ourselves up’ or ‘pull ourselves
together’ and we are often encouraged to ‘keep on going’ or
not to ‘give up at the first hurdle’.
We often receive these messages at an early age and eventually we
can learn to stop listening to ourselves. We can learn to disregard
or attempt to override the important signals that our body, mind or
emotional state is trying to communicate to us.
We can ignore the early signs of pain or dysfunction – the first ‘niggles’ in
our back, shoulders, legs, hands, which unattended to may have the
potential to develop into repetitive Strain Injury or the tension we
hold in our stomach which may lead to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or
palpitations of the heart or frequent headaches, insomnia, skin conditions,
such as eczema and so forth.
The body has an amazing feedback communication loop – it informs
us of everything we need to know about ourselves. If we listen to it,
understand and learn to decode the messages it is sending to us.
The body is always striving to maintain homeostasis. This is the body’s
internal system of balance.
When the body is relaxed it is more likely to enjoy its innate state
of Natural Healing.
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