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| Shonagh Paterson Stroma, Farr, Inverness Registered Hypnotherapist for Inverness and the Highlands & Islands |
Anxiety and stress management - Signs and symptoms of stress
Scientists worldwide now consider an overload of stress to be a significant factor in a large percentage of present day disorders. There are many harmful physical and emotional effects of prolonged negative stress. Some of these are outlined below: |
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Physical signs and symptoms of stress - how exessive negative stress affects your physical health:Stress can cause physical difficulties if you don’t learn to deal with it. |
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Stress can cause sleep problems, leaving you exhausted and more vulnerable to accidents and poor health. |
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It can cause chronic fatigue. |
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Stress can cause weight gain or weight loss. |
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It can be an underlying factor in some skin conditions. |
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Stress can cause high or low blood pressure. |
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It can weaken your immune system, making you more susceptible to flu, colds and other ailments. |
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Stress is often implicated in certain heart conditions. |
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It can be an underlying factor in allergies. |
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Stress can cause or exacerbate some digestive troubles including ulcers. |
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It is a significant contributing factor in many ailments. For example, stress can be a factor in headaches, arthritis, hair loss, pain without obvious cause etc. |
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Stress can trigger changes in your lungs which may increase the symptoms of asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory conditions. |
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It can cause you to discard a healthy lifestyle. This in turn may trigger various health problems, which in turn can increase stress. |
Emotional signs and symptoms of stress - how exessive negative stress affects your emotional health |
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Ongoing stress can cause many adverse health effects. Anxiety is at the root of many mental and emotional problems. |
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Stress can make you depressed, anxious, nervous and grumpy. As a result you might find it difficult to relate well to other people. |
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It can affect concentration, making you perform poorly at home, work and school. |
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Stress can cause you to feel lethargic or bored. |
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It can make you less able to think for yourself. |
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Stress can cause lack of confidence. |
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It can rob you of your sense of fun and enjoyment of life. |
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Stress can contribute towards eating disorders. |
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It can cause excessive anger. |
All of the above are the unwanted consequences of stress. The good news is that all of these are avoidable. Effective stress management can prevent the damaging consequences of continuing high levels of anxiety.
Would you like to learn how to avoid creating unnecessary tension in your life? Hypnotherapy is a proven method of helping you learn how to cope.
Contact me to discover how we can work together to help you stop worrying and deal with the effects of stress. Have you done my stress test yet?
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Please contact me to find out more. You can ask me any questions about hypnotherapy for anxiety and stress management. |
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Or maybe you'd rather book a free introductory consultation to find out more about how hypnotherapy can help you manage stress and anxiety? This gives you a chance to meet me and decide if we could work together. |