24 | Healthy Living
POSITIVE MENTAL
ATTITUDE
YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR PHYSICAL WELLBEING. YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME
NURTURING IT AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH STRESS SO YOU CAN REMAIN FOCUSED, FLEXIBLE AND POSITIVE.
ll self-help books have one pain and affect your mood. If you feel
thing in common — positive content on the inside, you will project
Athinking. This is key to a that happiness on the outside. Stress
healthier lifestyle. Positive feelings and anxiety are the biggest threats to
encourage the release of feel-good your positive outlook, but if you know
endorphins. Endorphins are chemicals the symptoms you will be able to tackle
produced by the brain that reduce any issues before they cause concern.
stress common symptoms
Feeling like you’re going to choke
Not all stress reactions are bad. If you acid and other digestive problems,
Chest pressure or pain
are afraid or anxious, adrenaline is and make painful conditions more
released into the bloodstream. This bothersome. It can also play a role in Pounding heart or racing pulse
hormone is naturally produced by emotional problems like depression
Sweating
the adrenal gland and stimulates and anxiety.
Shortness of breath
heart rate, opens blood vessels and
Tightness in the throat
air passages. It can also make you If you feel like stress is taking
Dizziness or lightheadedness
feel jittery and on edge. But it helps control of your life, learn to manage
you cope better with dangerous and it. If you’re working unavoidable Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
unexpected situations by allowing long hours, use your breaks wisely
Trembling or shaking
your body to pass more blood to by going for a walk or taking time
Nausea
the muscles and get more oxygen to sit outside. Simply being in the
Hot fl ashes or chills
into the lungs, increasing physical fresh air can make you feel better.
and mental performance for short If you have taken on too much
bursts of time. This has been called responsibility, practice saying no
the “fi ght or fl ight” reaction. and learn to prioritize to make your
life more effi cient. Keep everything
But beyond a certain point, stress in perspective and bear in mind the
stops being helpful and starts pleasure to be experienced in the
causing major damage to your simple things — laughing, being
health, mood, productivity, outdoors and connecting with
relationships and quality of life. friends and family.
Countless workdays are lost every
year due to work-related stress If you’re under pressure, don’t turn to
alone. Chronic stress disrupts habits that may seem comforting at
nearly every system in your the time, but are actually damaging
body. It can raise blood pressure to your health. These habits include
and heart rate. It can cause or alcohol, too much caffeine, smoking
contribute to physical symptoms and overeating. They will only hurt
like headaches, increased stomach your wellbeing in the long run.
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