Stress Management

Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the ever increasing demands of life. Surveys show that most Americans experience challenges with stress at some point during the year. In looking at the causes of stress, remember that your brain comes hard-wired with an alarm system for your protection. When your brain perceives a threat, it signals your body to release a burst of hormones to fuel your capacity for a response. This has been labeled the “fight-or-flight” response. Once the threat is gone, your body is meant to return to a normal relaxed state. Unfortunately, the nonstop stress of modern life means that your alarm system rarely shuts off.

That’s why stress management is so important. Stress management gives you a range of tools to reset your alarm system. Without stress management, all too often your body is always on high alert. Over time, high levels of stress lead to serious health problems. Don’t wait until stress has a negative impact on your health, relationships or quality of life.

It is generally true that we do not have control over all of our potential sources of stress but, we can learn to manage our stress reactions.  I have been involved in stress managment training for over 25 years.  Some of the tools for effective stress managment include:

• Relaxation training including techniques of Autogenic Training and Progressive relaxation
• Mindfulness training
• Biofeedback
• Breath training
• Imagery training
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Anger Management

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