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Feel Stress Free
Dr. Hans Selye is often referred to as the father of stress
research
Selye classified reactions to stress as The General Adaptation
Syndrome which has three stages:
1)
Alarm Reaction
2)
Resistance and
3)
Exhaustion.
During the alarm Reaction, the stressor activates the body to
prepare for
fight
to fight off an aggressor or predator or
flight
to run away as fast as you can from an aggressor or predator.
Alarm Reaction:
Electrical and hormonal signals are involved in mobilizing the
energy needed for an emergency. Heart rate, breathing and
perspiration increase. The pupils of the eyes dilate. Adrenalin and
Cortisol are released. Stored energy floods the blood stream. Selye
suggests that if stress is strong enough death may result during the
Alarm Reaction.
Resistance:
During the resistance stage of adaptation to stress, the signs of
alarm reaction are diminished to non existent.
Exhaustion:
However, if the stressful stimuli or responses are not diminished
here is where the problem lies the stage of resistance is followed
immediately by a stage of exhaustion. During this stage the exposure
to a stressor has nearly depleted the bodys adaptive energy. The
signs and experience of the initial alarm reaction reappear, but,
they do not abate. Resistance is decreased and illness may follow.
The General Adaptation Syndrome has great importance in an early
theory of stress and disease. It motivated much research
contributing to our understanding of stress and resistance as
factors in every illness. Stress may interfere with our ability to
resist most diseases.
Related to Stress - In the USA -
30 million have some form of major heart or blood disease.
1 million have a heart attack every year.
25 million have high blood pressure.
8 million have ulcers.
12 million are recorded alcoholics.
5 billion doses of tranquilisers are prescribed every year!
OK so it really is
vitally
important that you
do
something to change your responses to stress!
Talk to us we can help.
Whatever your problem, that you are dealing with, work,
relationships, illness and so on we can help.
We can help you because we now know that we can
learn to manage stress we can learn to
chose
our state we can learn to be calm, relaxed,
uninvolved, humourous and so on, whatever is appropriate for you
in any given or chosen situation we can teach you how to manage your
state.
This of course does not mean that you will lack spontaneity when
it is appropriate to be, lets say, sad or indeed happy, joyous or
humourous.
Stress if it is appropriate for you and your situation in life can
be enjoyed as a challenge rather than as a threat!
Like I said please feel free to talk to us we will be delighted
to hear from you.
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You will be able to ask me all the questions you need and also
inform me of anything that you think and feel is important and
relevant. I will establish with you what you need and want to
achieve from your Therapy and structure for you a treatment plan.
However if I think that working with me does not seem to be the most
effective method of resolving your difficulties, symptoms or problem
I will be able to talk to you about other ways you can receive help
that could be more beneficial.
If you need further advice or information about this problem we will
be delighted to hear from you. You will find us friendly,
professional and we will treat anything you may say or ask of us in
the strictest confidence.
Your FREE ASSESSMENT CONSULTATION
will last for approximately one hour and can be done by phone, SKYPE,
or face to face at our consulting rooms in Keswick, Cumbria, in the
English Lake District. If travelling to Keswick for a weekly session
is unwieldy for you I can often conduct Therapy Sessions by phone.
However face to face Work, though not always essential, can often be
much better, in that for example, by phone you may tell me that you
are comfortable and relaxed, and face to face I can observe from your
breathing, heart rate and so on that in fact you are uncomfortable.
Also see 'Therapeutic Breaks' for information on our accommodation
a sweet cosy cottage right on the banks of the beautiful River
Greta which sleeps three people.
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sandie@excellentrapport.com
Or ring Sandie on 0191 5110368
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