Feeling stressed? 3 techniques for quick relief

You forgot to pick up the dry cleaning. You left the stove on when you left the house. You completely forgot about a coming occasion and now triple-booked yourself! What do all of these things have in common? They all produce stress.

These are just some examples, among a slew of others, which can send our bodies into overdrive. They can make our heart race, our hands sweat and even raise the tone of our voice.

While these may seem like temporary stressors, they are leaving a mark on your health. And if you encounter stress daily, you’re allowing stress to make a permanent indent to your overall health. Finding effective ways to manage stress are more important than you may realize.

In this day and age, many of us are suffering from chronic stress where we deal with threats every day and so our bodies react to protect us. And without proper stress management and relief, we’re setting ourselves up for serious health consequences.

Chronic stress: How to know if you are suffering from chronic stressr
We all face daily stressors, but how can you know for sure if you have chronic stress? Well, by recognizing the symptoms of chronic stress disorder as well as the causes and signs, you’ll have a better idea if you have chronic stress.

Chronic stress is the result of repeated exposure to stressful situations where your body releases stress hormones. Unlike acute stress, which is our body reacting to a specific situation, chronic stress can cause serious damage to our mind and body. With chronic stress our bodies tend to remain in a stressful state keeping us at high alert or in the “fight or flight” state.

Chronic stress symptoms include increases in heart rate, blood sugar and blood pressure, and a decrease in our immune system.

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