Stress And Anxiety – The Link Discovered
Stress! We hear about it everywhere we go, people around us experience it and I am sure you have felt it before in your life. Stress is a normal part of everyday life and in small amounts it can actually be useful and stimulate us to grow in life.
The problem with stress is when it becomes excessive, harmful and even flat out deadly. Excessive stress can lead to overall bad health, a weakened immune system, many diseases such as heart disease, and psychological illnesses such as depression and anxiety. This article will concentrate on the link between stress and anxiety.
The official definition of stress is: The consequence that occurs because of organisms (human or animal) failure to have an appropriate response to threats that are either emotional or physical and which can be real or imagined.
Now contrast this with the official definition of anxiety: Anxiety is a state made up of both psychological and physiological elements. This state can further be defined by cognitive, emotional, somatic and behavioral components.
If after reviewing these two definitions, you are still not sure about the link between stress and anxiety, it is as follow. Both stress and anxiety are interrelated and fuel one another. Anxiety usually starts from the stress of not being able to handle threats in a positive manner and then anxiety comes into play when the threats start to become overpowering and cause extreme fear and worry.
Because of the nature of anxiety and what is happening to individuals on a physiological and physiological level, more stress is developed and then the vicious cycle is set. It is only until you are able to break this cycle or pattern that you will be able to be free of both stress and anxiety.
Stress and anxiety can be caused by a whole variety of different factors such as: changing jobs, moving homes or locations, getting married, divorce, financial troubles, the death of someone close to you, failing an exam or test, and so on. In fact the list of ways that people can become stressed and anxious could go on forever.
If you experience excessive amounts of stress on a consistent basis, this pattern can very easily lead into anxiety. So it is worth learning to get control of stress before this happens. There are many different ways to control stress and some are positive and last for the long term, while others are destructive and are only a short term quick fix.
Positive and long term control of stress includes: learning to control your negative thinking (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), doing regular exercise, eating healthy foods, meditating, taking up yoga, being around a positive environment or positive people, etc.
Destructive, short term ways to control stress include: smoking cigarettes, taking drugs, having a fight with someone (verbally or physically), watching television to distract you from your problems, eating junk food, etc.
Stress and anxiety do not have to be in your life at a level where they become a problem. By choosing positive, long term and empowering ways to control stress you will be able to drain stress from you life and banish anxiety.
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