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Emotional Reaction to Stress

Emotional Reaction to Stress Emotional Effects  This is where sometimes the client can not deal with the issue of stress, there is nothing physical that can be seen by other people, but the persons life is in turmoil and causes … Continue reading

Physical Reactions to Stress Pt2

Physical Reactions to Stress Pt2 People drink coffee and red bull and other stimulants to keep them awake, especially if they are tired, due to stress.  They do help in the short term, but what is in fact happening is … Continue reading

Physical Reactions to Stress

Physical Reactions to Stress These occur as pressure of stress builds up and it affects the body, especially when it is thrown out of balance, and especially where there is no time for the body to re-adjust.  It becomes unhealthy stress … Continue reading

The Four Reactions to Stress

The Four Reactions to Stress Stress can affect us both psychologically and physical, it is cumulative and builds up like a bottle of lemonade and eventually the cork pops and the lemonade erupts.  Think of a pressure cooker, all that … Continue reading

What is Chronic Fatigue?

Chronic Fatigue If chronic fatigue sets in after burnout the following symptoms may apply. overwhelming fatigue pains in the joints and muscles with no obvious cause occasional bursts of energy, followed by exhaustion and joint/muscle pain inability to concentrate poor … Continue reading

What is Fatigue?

What is Fatigue? The fatigue caused by stress is understandable when you realise that the body’s fight or flight mechanism ultimately becomes activated for long periods, sometimes semi-permanently. For a person with a regular daytime job, and there is stress … Continue reading

The Umbrella of Stress

The Umbrella of Stress I was preparing to teach the stress management programme to a group of senior police officers and we had talked about stress and what they defined stress as in their roles as supervisors.  I was very … Continue reading

The Stigma of Stress

The Stigma of Stress There is a stigma that to admit the symptoms of stress is a sign of weakness and may lead to people at work being passed over for courses, promotion etc. this can lead to problems elsewhere … Continue reading

Is Stress Psychosomatic

Is Stress Psychosomatic…… Is stress all in the mind? Those people that do not understand it will say it is, that you should snap out of it and that it does not require medical attention.  Well stress itself is not … Continue reading

Why do we need training in Stress Management?

Why do we need training in Stress Management? At present 17% of all sickness within industry stress related in one form or another.  In industry it costs around 3.4 billion pounds a year in stress related in illness.  That equates … Continue reading

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