DO YOU SUFFER FROM STRESS?

ANXIETY

Anxiety is a general term for several disorders which cause nervousness, fear, apprehension and worrying. It is the number one reason clients seek out Neurofeedback. These disorders affect how we feel and behave, and they can manifest real physical symptoms. Mild anxiety is vague and unsettling while severe anxiety can be extremely debilitating, having a serious impact on daily life. People often experience a general state of worry or fear before confronting something challenging such as a test, examination, recital, or interview. These feelings are easily justified and considered normal. Anxiety is considered a problem when symptoms interfere with a person’s ability to sleep or otherwise function. Generally speaking, anxiety occurs when a reaction is out of proportion with what might be normally expected in a situation.

Anxiety disorders can be classified into several more specific types. Some examples are panic, phobia, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Anxiety disorders may be caused by environmental factors, medical factors, genetics, brain chemistry, substance abuse or a combination of these. It is most commonly triggered by the stress in our lives. Usually anxiety is a response to outside forces, but it is possible that we make ourselves anxious with “negative self-talk” – a habit of always telling ourselves the worst will happen. Through the process of deep relaxation the brain will bring itself into balance, and our clients begin to feel a sense of calm and well being. The worries and fear simply fall away. People with anxiety disorders present a variety of physical symptoms in addition to non-physical symptoms which characterize the disorders, such as excessive, unrealistic worrying. Many of these symptoms are similar to those exhibited by a person suffering general illness, heart attack or stroke, and this tends to further increase anxiety. The following is a list of physical symptoms associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD):
  • TremblingChurning stomach
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhea
  • Headache
  • Backache
  • Heart palpitations
  • Numbness or “pins and needles” in arms, hands or legs
  • Sweating/flushing
  • Restlessness
  • Easily tired
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Irritability
  • Muscle tension
  • Frequent urination
  • Trouble falling or staying asleep
  • Being easily startled
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WHAT IS STRESS?

The one thing that most expert can agree on is that almost all health issues originate from one problem - STRESS. In fact over the last 10 - 15 years  this has become so universally accepted that even the Canadian Health System has come out publicly in agreement.  There are many studies that say that stress contributes to between 50% - 95% of illnesses.  Dr Lipton believes that over 95% percent of all illness and disease is linked to stress. 


Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or anxious.  What is stressful to one person is not necessarily stressful to another. 


So what does this mean?  It means that the very first question we should be asking ourselves based on the latest research is "what is the stress that's causing this and how can I fix it?"


What exactly is stress?  It could be anything and is different for everyone.  Some examples are getting a bill in the mail, having an argument with a friend, worrying about anything from your job, health, relationship.  I am sure by now you can see yourself in some of these scenarios. 


Physiological stress, simply put, is when our nervous system is out of balance.  The central nervous system can be described using the analogy of a car.  If you continually floor the gas pedal, you will end up breaking something.  Likewise, if you ride the brakes, you will end up breaking something.  Your car is designed to work properly with the gas and brakes working harmoniously in balance.  The same can be said of the central nervous system.  This system has two parts, just like the gas and brakes on the car.  The gas is similar to the sympathetic nervous system (amping things up), while the parasympathetic nervous system works similarly to the brakes (slowing things down). 



The larger part of the nervous system is called the autonomic nervous system (ANS). "Autonomic" means "automatic, " because we don't have to think about it.  In fact 99.99 percent of everything going on in the body at any given moment is under the autonomic nervous system's control. 


IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE



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