Stress Explained
Stress appears to becoming more and more prevalent in todays society. The effects of stress on our bodies can be quite profound. This includes the heart, lungs, brain, blood vessels and even the digestive organs. Our bodies sense danger and this triggers our systems to prepare for an attack. The danger may not be real, but the mind can trick the body into making preparations to defend against a perceived threat.
There are two types of stress that can affect us. External stress can come from having relationship problems, financial worries, extreme weather or even your working environment. Internal stress is the type of stress we place on ourselves, but can also be caused by an illness. Fear of past or future events and psychological stress are also internal stressors.
Short term stress is something that is often felt as an immediate threat such as being in danger, sudden noises or going hungry. Long term stress refers to a situation that is ongoing such as bad debts, disabilities, work related or being alone for a considerable time.
Some symptoms of stress.
Stress can touch every part of our daily lives and can make us over indulge, not eat, lose sleep or even sleep excessively. Stress can cause such physical problems as high blood pressure, IBS or even headaches.
Stress is often unavoidable with today’s hectic lifestyles. Recognizing and managing our response to every day stress can have beneficial effects on our bodies. Recognizing what events are causing stress in your life, is the first step towards finding ways of coping and making the necessary changes.
Long term stress can be not only be damaging to us but it can even be life threatening. Our bodies cannot handle being a stressed state for a long period of time without damage occurring. Permanent damage can be done to the heart, lungs, immune system and almost every part of the body.
Stress is dangerous and should not be taken lightly. Left unchecked, stress can kill. Learning how to handle both acute (short term) and chronic (long term) stress may help you have a longer and healthier life.
One of the most effective ways of dealing with stress is avoidance. Removing yourself away from the cause seems obvious, but many do not take this step and instead battle on to the detriment of their health. If stress is an issue for you, many people have found that exercise and a healthy diet can help you alleviate some of the symptoms.
Hectic Lifestyle
Jeff Scott enjoying hectic lifestyle as Clemson's recruiting coordinator
Scott put together second consecutive top-10 national recruiting class Wednesday while working closely with father Brad