what are the ways to cope with unknown stress?

Question

The problem is,after coming to uk i started getting pimples whereas i had clear skin before.People say, thats because of stress.Well........ i do feel lonely sometimes but i try to keep my mind diverted so that i dont think much about home and stuff like that. i dont understand whats causing stress.what can be the reasons for having stress?how can i recognize it and how to cope with it?

Answer 1

Sharon you have asked a very complex question related to stress. My reason is that you could be suffering from "Post-traumantic Stress Disorder. Or you could just have :Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Since you are not my patient it really is not possible to spend two or three hours with you to ask questions that I have designed to get at the root cause of your stress, known or unknown.

I don't believe in drugs for stress, anxiety or mild depression.

Drugs only mask the root cause an it is important to me to find out what the root cause of your problem is and work together with you to offer you alternative situations that you must pick to resolve your problem. (I never tell a person what they must do. I just give them the alternatives an let them pick. Ofcourse I will tell you what is the light at the end of the tunnell with your choice).

Here are ways that cause stress.

1. recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event. repetitive play in which themes or aspects of the trauma are expresed.

2. recurrent distressing dreams of the event

3. sudden acting or feeling as if the traumatic event where recurring.

4. intense psychological distress at exposure to events that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event, includig anniversaries of the trauma.

5. efforts to avoid thoughs or feeling associated with the trauma

6. eforts to avoid the activities of situations that arouse recollections of the trauma

7. inability to recall an important aspect of the trauma.

8. markedly diminished interest in sifnificatn activities.

9. feeling of detachment or estrangement from others.

10. restricted range of affects, unable to have loving feelings

11. sense of foreshortened future. Does not expect to have a career, marriage or children, or a long life.

12. difficulty falling or staying asleep

13. irritability or outbursts of anger

14. difficulty concentrating

15. hypervilgilance

16. exaggerted startle response

If you have atleast 6 of the 18 symptoms below, you have whatn is known as generalized anxiety disorder.

motor tension

1. trembling, twitching, or feeling shaky
2. muscle tensions, aches, or soreness
3. restlessness
4. easy fatigabilitys


Autonomic hyperactivity

5. shortness of breath or somothering sensations
6. palpitations or accelerated heart rate (Tachycardia).
7. sweating, or cold clammy hands
8. dry mouth
9. dizziness or lightheadedness
10. nausea, diarrhea, or other abdominal distress
11. flushes (Hot flashes) or chills
12. fequent urination
13. trouble swallowing or "lump in throat"

Vigilance and scannig

14. feeling keyed up or on edge
15. exaggerated startle response
16. difficulty concentrating or "mind goes blank" becasue of anxiety
17. trouble falling or staying asleep
18, irritability

If none of the above apply to you then the pimples are not related to any stress in your life.

I been a volunteer medical doctor working in refugee camps located in war zones since 1971. Have no known living relatives or parents since 1955. So I can relate to what it is like to sometimes feel alone. This is not the cause for stress, like you I keep my mind diverted on other things.

No stress if the above does not apply to you. So you don't have to cope with stress related situations.

Again if none of the above relate to you, then you should see a dermatologist to have him/her to take a good look at your skin.

The air is so dirty in most countries, this could be the casue of the change in your clear skin. As you don't stay where you came from before you went to the UK.

Wish you all the best. Hope the problem is resolved.

Clinical Psychiatrist, France.



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Answer 2

I know for myself, when I used to travel for work, it was stressful. You ate improperly, not your normal food, sleep, nor daily habits. You have to eat right for your body. If you are not eating the same foods, maybe oilier or greasier. This is the cause of the stress. Not eating enough green vegetables which also helps in digestion can add to it. The stress of being withoug family or a loved one can cause it. The work is new and different which can cause stress, or you don't get along with someone at work or a neighbor. All can cause stress, minor and major. What you should do is try to get back to however your normal life is. Food, friends, work, daily routine, exercise, etc. All these things we could take for granted. Pimples in adults for me is a bit of stress and eating too fatty of foods and not washing my face enough. You did not mention where you lived before, depending on the humidity of where you lived could be more or less. Are you washing your face as much as you used to? Are you having to wear a different makeup than you are used to? All these questions have to be address to identify what is causing the pimples.

Oh yeah, if you ever looked at "stress" vitamins? The majority of the vitamins are vitamin B. The class of Vitamin B, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, B6, Biotin, Folic Acid, and B12 are all related to mental health, skin, and acne.

If you read the Wikepedia deficiencies of the B vitamins and benefits you will be surprised.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B

I hope I helped you. Good luck.

Answer 3

The best stress buster EVER does not cost a penny.

It's called walking in the country.

A 5 or 6 miles walk in the countryside once a week will make a new person of you.

Try it.

Answer 4

You could try stress management. Have a look at http://stressmanagement.hammocksurvivalguide.com/
It's got lots of really informative articles that might help.

Answer 5

This stress-reducer takes me out of stress most of the time, works great.
http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/cat/stress_management.html?1596!y-stress

Answer 6

Go jogging