The World Health Organization has dubbed stress a modern-day health epidemic. The fallout from workplace and lifestyle stress has a huge impact on global well-being as well as on our overall economy. For a multitude of reasons, the pace of modern life has accelerated.
In a rapidly evolving world of too much choice and overwhelming options, it can be challenging to establish a healthy balance. Everyday pressures can build up and affect our stress levels without us even being aware that it is happening. When it comes to stress it is important to bear in mind the following: Not all stress is bad. Long-term stress can harm your health.
There is a greater recognition than ever before of the need to promote good mental health in our lives and everyone is now being urged to treat mental and physical health with equal importance. Whilst elevated stress isn’t a mental health problem in itself, it can often lead to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide. It can also lead to physical health problems such as cardiovascular disease and joint and muscle problems.
When you’re under chronic stress concentrating becomes almost impossible. You have a hard time figuring out what it is you need to do to make things better and overall can’t get your mind to stop rushing. It’s like the more you try to relax the harder relaxing becomes.
Because you’re unable to calm your mind you’re also unable to get the sleep that you need. You find yourself staying up a lot more than you should and when you do sleep your sleep quality has suffered tremendously. It’s like even when you’re getting rest, it’s not the right kind of rest.
Chronic stress takes a toll on our bodies even if it is more or less in our minds. It can cause tension headaches and things of that nature. The more frequent they are the heavier the burdens we’re facing are weighing on us.
When you’re going through chronic stress everything feels out of control. The more control you seek the harder it becomes to find. Figuring out a means of letting go of the things bothering you isn’t easy.
Again, when you’re going through chronic stress your body suffers as your mind does as well. You will face aches and pains that you otherwise would not have a reason to be experiencing. The more aware you are of this the better.
Keep any eyes on your well-being so you can continue to be awesome !
Namasté Mark
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