effects of stress

When Stress Threatens Too much stress can directly threaten your health Paul any of the following stress-related symptoms may indicate that you should seek medical help promptly.

Dtzzy spells or blackouts
Rectal bleeding (may indicate an ulcer)
A racing pulse that won't stop
Sweaty palms
Chronic back and neck pain
Chronic or severe headaches
Trembling
Hives
Overwhelming anxiety
lnsomnia

The basic rule is this: You Changing the way you think viewing a difficult assignment at work as a chance to improve your skills, for example-can change a life of stress and discomfort to a life of challenge and excitement.

Think about something else. Anything that will help you shift your perspective instantly is useful when you're under the gun You want to distract yourself-to break whatever chain of thought is producing thestress And thinking about almost anything else will do that

Think positive.
"Thinking about a success or a past achievement is excellent when you're feeling uncertain-before a presentation Use affirmations. You should have a list of affirmations ready that you can start repeating when you feel stressed They don't have to be complicated. Just chanting 'l can handle this' to yourself or 'l know more about this than anyone here' will work. It pulls you away from the animal reflex to stress-the quick breathing, the cold hands-and toward the reasoned. response, the intellect-the part of you that really con handle it.
The result? You calm down.

Count to ten. Simply refusing to respond to a stress immediately can help defuse it. And making a habit of pausing and relaxing-just for a few seconds-before responding to the routine interruptions of your day can make a clear difference in the sense of stress you experience.
When the phone rings, for example, breathe in deeply. Then as you breathe out, imagine you are as loose and limp as an old-rag doll.
One of the things pausing like this does is give you a feeling of control Being in control is generally Iess stressful than being out of cnotrol.
Make a habit of usinlg rapid relaxation during the pause before you answer the phone. Deliberately pausing can become an instant tranquilizer." Amazing! Counting to ten

Look away.
lf you look through a window at a far-distant view for a moment-away from the problem that's producing the stress-the eyes relax, and if the eyes relax, thatendency is for you to do the same,."Take a pot off the bumer and it quits boiling.