If earlier people faced with the problem of survival, experiencing extremely acute state of stress, now they increasingly have to exist in Chronic stress associated with the frantic pace of modern life, increased responsibility, frequent changes of information, depending on the actions of others and etc.
So what is all the same it - chronic stress? What are its symptoms, causes and consequences? How to use it in the end to fight? Try to get all this in detail to understand.
The concept of stress, its definition
In general, stress - it is not harmful, but a blessing, because it mobilizes the protective functions of the human body. Another thing is that sometimes there is nothing to mobilize, so people are exhausted by modern life and its own state. However, if done correctly, with each person stress will only become stronger. However, provided that immediately after the stressful situation is to attack the rest period. The constant state of stress breaks people, makes them weak, vulnerable, sick.
Opening and scientific development of stress belong to the scientist Hans Selye, who as a student interested in stereotypical response of the human body at any of the stimuli. And then I noticed that this "response" is necessarily accompanied by loss of appetite, general weakness of the body, poor health, reduced muscle mass and so forth.
Today, the scientific community accepted the following definition:
Stress is a set of adaptive reactions of the organism to various adverse physical / psychological factors-"stressors" in violation of homeostasis, as well as the normal state of the nervous system and / or the body in general. And stress is considered to be an essential tool for training and human adaptation.
stress mechanism
The original stress mechanism has three steps:
- Alarm;
- resistance;
- and exhaustion.
Symptoms of chronic stress are:
1. Various sleep disorders, appetite.
2. Headaches, and general physical weakness.
3. Chronic fatigue, apathy.
4. Problems with memory and concentration.
5. Nervousness, restlessness, inability to relax, constant traction control everything.
6. Muscle tension (almost constant).
7. An irresistible craving for alcohol, harmful food.
8. Decreased immunity, exacerbation of chronic diseases.
9. Sexual dysfunction (variety).
10. Low immunity, hair loss, deterioration of the skin.
If signs indicate that you are in a state of chronic stress, you should immediately take all possible measures (with the assistance of experts) to get out of it. Otherwise, the consequences will be very sad.
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