Feeling Stressed?

Stress is a natural state that our minds and bodies adopt to prepare for the unexpected. Some stress can be good: It helps us prepare for a big task and protects against imminent threats. However, constant stress is exhausting and wears on our physical and emotional health.

 

 

 

We show stress in four ways:

• Physically: feeling the rush of adrenaline, headaches, muscle tension.
• Emotionally: becoming snappy or teary with little provocation; losing our confidence and vitality.
• Cognitively: black-and-white thinking; catastrophising and dwelling on unhealthy thoughts; indecision.
• Behaviourally: avoiding people and places; increasing our drinking; eating comfort food or not eating at all; insomnia.

By identifying indicators that we are stressed, we develop self-awareness that allows us to intervene before we feel overwhelmed. 

Download our 10 Tips for Handling Stress here for a reset, or if you are feeling overwhelmed, book an appointment on
1800 818 728.