Learn More About Stress and Stress Relief
What is stress? What are the symptoms of stress? What are the effects of stress? What causes stress? How do we reduce stress? How do we relieve stress? These are very important questions to ask and seek answers to, especially living in today’s world.
What is stress? ”Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger – whether it is real or imagined – the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight or flight” reaction or the stress response.
The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you. When working properly, it helps you stay focused, energetic, and alert. In emergency situations, stress can save your life – giving you extra strength to defend yourself, for example, or spurring you to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident.
The stress response also helps you rise to meet challenges. Stress is what keeps you on your toes during a presentation at work, sharpens your concentration when when your attempting the game-winning free throw, or drives you to study for an exam when you would rather be watching TV.
But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damages to your health, your mood, your productivity, your relationships, and your quality of life.” Understanding Stress
Consequences of Stress
What are the symptoms of Stress? What are the effects of stress? What are the consequences of stress? Stress has been linked to many serous and devastating problems that now affect us in society. The serious consequences of stress can be psychological, physical, behavioral and vocational in nature. Some of the psychological consequences of stress are anxiety, boredom, low self esteem, forgetfulness, depression, anger, apathy and worry. Some physical consequences of stress are headaches, diabetes, fatigue, chest and back pain, hypertension and ulcers. Behavioral consequences of stress can be overeating, loss of appetite, smoking, insomnia, alcohol and drug abuse, sleep problems, emotional outbursts and violence and aggression. Some vocational or work related consequences of stress are absenteeism, accident, reduced productivity, job turnover, poor work relations and low morale. Relieving stress will most likely bring happiness into your life, improve mental health and promote your health and well being. Developing an effective stress management plan is essential to you being able to deal with the negative stress in your life.
Causes of Stress
What are the causes of stress? ”The situations and pressures that cause stress are known as stressors. We usually think of stressors as being negative, such as an exhausting work schedule or a rocky relationship. However, anything that puts high demands on you or forces you to adjust can be stressful. This includes positive events such as getting married, buying a house, going to college, or receiving a promotion.
What causes stress depends on, at least in part, on your perception of it. Something that is stressful to you may not faze someone else; they may even enjoy it. For example, your morning commute may make your anxious and tense because you worry that traffic will make you late. Other, however, may find the trip relaxing because they allow more than enough time and enjoy listening to music while they drive.” Stress, our experience of it, is dependent upon our perception, upon our thinking. Understanding Stress
To Reduce Stress
How to reduce stress? How to relieve stress? These may be the most important of all the questions about stress. Enhanced Healing has three alternative techniques for reducing and relieving the stress that you may experience on a daily basis. Using these three alternative therapies as part of your stress management plan will help you to experience a sense of relaxation and ease, reduce stress and begin to develop effective stress reduction skills. The first technique for stress relief is Dr. Harry Henshaw’s relaxation music, meditation music and sleep music. The second holistic treatment technique for relieving stress has to do with using positive affirmations. The third holistic treatment technique for stress relief is involves the use of hypnosis or hypnotherapy recordings. All three techniques are proven alternative therapies that have repeatedly worked to help people live life in a more positive, healthy manner and as a result relieve stress.

Dr Harry Hensahw
Enhanced Healing through Relaxation Music