hey does any body know some causes of stress....?

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and some ways to releive it/ get rid of it

it is for a school project so plz be serious

Answer 1

Long-term (chronic) stress is the type of stress that causes the most serious problems. It is caused by a host of irritating hassles over a period of time, or an ongoing, difficult situation. Conditions that may lead to chronic stress include:

1. Health problems, if you have a chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes or arthritis.

2. Emotional problems, such as unexpressed or uncontrolled anger, depression, grief, guilt, or low self-esteem.

3. Relationship problems, if you do not have someone to share your feelings with, are having difficulty in a relationship, or feel that you have few friends.

4. Your surroundings, if you live in a dangerous or uncomfortable area where overcrowding, crime, pollution, or noise is a problem.

5. Your job, if you are unhappy with your work, or your work is dangerous or too demanding. For more information, see the topic Managing Job Stress.

6. Your social situation, such as poverty, loneliness, or discrimination based on race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

7. Life cycle transitions and developmental stages, such as becoming a teenager, leaving home, or getting married.

8. Conflicts with your belief system-your perceptions and beliefs about the world, life, and yourself. For instance, if you place a high value on family life but don't have the family life you want, you may feel stress.

9. A child or teen, or other family member who is under stress because of physical or emotional problems.

Some of the most useful stress management skills you can learn are healthy coping strategies. Many of these can be done with little or no instruction. No one strategy is preferable; you need to find what works best for you.

Ways to work through your emotions and relax your mind

1. Writing. There is evidence that writing about stressful events and circumstances may help relieve stress and improve diseases linked to stress.1 Write for 10 to 15 minutes a day about stressful events and how you felt. One way to use writing to deal with stress is to keep a stress journal. This can really help you identify the sources of stress in your life so that you can find better ways to cope with them.

2. Expressing your feelings. Discussing how you feel with friends, family members, or a counselor is an important way of coping with and relieving stress. Laughing and crying are also natural ways to release tension and frustration. They are both part of a normal emotional healing process.

3. Mindfulness activities. Mindfulness activities help relax your mind and are often combined with body-centered relaxation exercises.

Autogenic training consists of six standard exercises that make the body relax. For each exercise, you use visual imagination and verbal cues to relax your body in some specific way.

Self-hypnosis can open your mind to suggestions that can relieve stress or change the way you respond to stress.

Meditation focuses your attention on feeling calm and having a clear awareness about your life.

Guided imagery (visualization) is a method of using your imagination to help you relax and release tension caused by stress. Your body responds to the images in your mind. Use these simple imagery exercises for relaxing or renewing your energy when you need to relax.

Music therapy can relax your body, improve your mood, and change the pace of your day.

Humor therapy is becoming widely accepted as a tool for reducing stress and boosting the body's immune system.

Ways to relax your body

1. Physical activity. Exercise can reduce stress and the stress response. Aerobic exercise-the kind that increases your heart rate, such as walking, running, bicycling, or swimming-is especially useful for counteracting the harmful effects of stress. Even everyday activities such as house cleaning or yard work can reduce your stress level if you do them vigorously.
Stretching is also a good way to relieve muscle tension. Regular, moderate physical activity may be the single best approach to managing stress.

2. Doing something you enjoy. A meaningful activity helps relieve tension. This can be a hobby, such as gardening; a creative activity, such as writing, crafts, or art; or doing volunteer work for a cause that benefits others. Playing with and caring for pets also can help you relax. Although you may feel that you are too busy, making time to do something you like can help you relax and make you more productive in other areas of your life.
Body-centered relaxation. Body-centered relaxation skills are especially useful for people who experience physical symptoms of stress. These skills include:

Breathing exercises, such as roll breathing, a type of deep breathing.

Progressive muscle relaxation, which reduces muscle tension by relaxing individual groups of muscles one by one.

Massage, such as a shoulder and neck massage. You can see a massage therapist, have a friend or family member give you a massage, or even give yourself a massage.

Aromatherapy, which uses the aroma-producing oils (essential oils) from plants to promote relaxation.

Yoga, tai chi, and qi gong, which are forms of exercise and meditation. They generally require initial instruction. Books and videos are available, and these activities can be done at home.

Magnetic field therapy. Researchers believe treatment with magnetic fields may be useful in treating a number of health conditions, including problems related to stress. However, the treatment is still experimental

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are an almost unlimited number of potential stressors. Some good things (marriage, new born, holidays) as well as bad things (divorce, death of a loved one, financial troubles) can cause stress. A recent study among college students (Univ. of Minnesota) identified some of the top stressors among students as:

•Serious physical illness (15.4%)
•Death of someone close to you (14%)
•Termination of a long personal relationship (14%)
•Excessive credit card debt (12.8%)
•Failing a class (8.2%)

What can you do about it? Try a few of these suggestions:

Strategies To Reduce Stress
•Practice deep breathing
•Help someone
•Go for a walk
•Exercise
•Take a cat nap
•Say no when your plate is full
•Have a plan B
•Talk to a professional helper
•Talk to a friend
•Read a book for fun
•Do stretching exercises
•Take time to be alone or with friends
•Take time for yourself
•Prioritize responsibilities
•Eat a healthy diet
•Limit behaviors that cause you stress
•Do something YOU enjoy
•Reduce alcohol and caffeine intake
•Listen to soothing music
•Confront what’s bothering you
•Limit your intake of sugar
•Ask someone to rub your back/neck

Answer 4

Stressed can be caused by anything (Family, Friends, Work, Health, Local and World News, Weather, Etc.) There are difernt ways of releaving stress. You have to find your own. Some ways of releaving stress is just telling yourself, "I don't give a damn". Other ways is to find a hobby you like. I like to listen to music and dance like nobody is watching. Talking to a friend about it helps too. This is all for minor stress. If stress gets really bad than medical help might be necessary.

Good Luck on your project.

Answer 5

Stress is the body's response to an experience.
Stress response can be from a positive or negative experience.

A traumatic experience such as witnessing a serious car accident, losing your car keys or being attacked by a savage dog is are negative stressful experience.

Moving house, getting married, winning lotto are positive experiences, however the body may react to these stresses in a simialr way.

Physical:
The body's initial physical responses to for instance, to witnessing a serious car accident and winning lotto may be very similar, gasping for breath, breaking out in a sweat, eyes dialate, feeling nausous, tingling sensatins in hands, sensation of being "frozen" .
After experiencing a particularly negative the event the person may have sleep disorders or experience post traumatic stress disorder.

Cognitive:
Thought processes initially may be of disbelief, then coming to a state of acceptance.

Action:
Then respond by taking some kind of action, to the accident; providing asistance, calling for help.
To winning Lotto; Checking with Lotto Office to make claim, calling someone to share the good news.

We deal with various levels of stress every day however if a severe stressful experience continues to bother an individual, he/she may require assistance in coping.
Coping may be by relaxing, talking to someone to de-brief, or may require professional intervention.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder may become a condition as a result of a sevre negative stress and this will require professional intervention by a therapist.

For instance many soldiers returning from the battle fields and people who may have had some near death experience may suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, they relive negative experiences in what is known as "flash back experiences", their mind will repeat the expereince of a traumatic event. If not dealt with, PTSD can inhibit a person from enjoying normal life and may even result i a mental illness, other illness or suiscide.

The stress of misplacing car keys, will cause a stressful experience, and the person will go through the entire grief/ loss /acceptance/recovery experience very quickly. Where as the strsss of winning lotto, the person will take longer to recover but still expereince the initial shock, disbelief, having to check out if it is true, come to accept and recover, this may take hours or days.

Answer 6

stress may be caused due to external or internal factors, for example examination, large bill or noise are external factors while loss of self confidence and feeling weak is an internal factors, to releave or get rid of it try to face both factors and solve one by one , and always take a break or vaccation without thinking of any of your problems, finally trust yourself and have faith in god that he will solve your problems

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Causes: overworked, overloaded, overstimulation, lack of sleep, lack of time to yourself.

Relief: time for yourself, get rid of commitments you have made that you don't have to do, get right amount of sleep, let others to some of the chores you normally do, meditation

Answer 9

prssures from school, work, family, relationships,
ways in relievein it are
yoga
exercise
getting a pet

Answer 10

home, work, school, poor health - ways to get rid of it - organize, sleep, eat properly, exercise