What Is Stress

WHAT IS STRESS ?

It is becoming more important every day to have ready knowledge and informed answers to the question What is Stress?

Stress is basically the neurological and biological chemical reaction caused by our stress response, which is a systemic response to demands and pressures from the outside world.

WHY IS IT DANGEROUS? - AN EVEN MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION

Stress does not merely come and go without leaving any effect on the individual, although it would indeed be possible if you practiced "safe stress", which is to say, using effective stress management methods.

In fact, with every year of your life your body becomes more of a walking biographical record of the stresses you've endured. Prolonged stress in our lives can lead to severe health hazards, and can be even life-threatening.

Recent scientific research shows that a single stress event left unchecked kills braincells - forever (Journal of Neuroscience). Stress also changes your DNA - forever (Biology News).

Further, stress is significantly responsible for the 1 in 2 divorce rate, and that about every 15 seconds someone attempts suicide, and the fact that with every 1% rise in the unemployment rate the rate of suicide doubles (USA statistics).

Stress is at the root cause of 1 in 4 people experiencing a major depressive episode in their life (CNNhealth), or that anti-depressants have become the most commonly prescribed and rapidly growing drug in America (U.S Center for Disease Control in Atlanta).

What can we DO to REDUCE OUR DANGER right now, this minute?!

We cannot ponder the question what is stress very long without hurrying to acquire good stress managment skills and tools to get right on it.

Here is basically an outline of favorites:

STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO DO RIGHT NOW

LAUGHING -
Need a little stress buster right now? Laughter is one of the best stress busters there are. This collection of laughter invoking videos clips will get you started!

BREATHING -
A really great free eBook

STRESS BUSTERS 101 -
8 Expert Stress Busting Techniques to do anytime, anywhere -- beginning now.

EASY, INEXPENSIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES TO HAVE AT THE READY

MEDITATION -
If you've haven't tried meditation you don't know what no-fail stress protection you are missing out on. This amazingly well researched 100 page eBook teaches takes all the guess-work out of it with step by step instructions.

MENTAL TRAINING WITH AFFIRMATIONS -
As William James said, "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Daily audio affirmations are both one of the most powerful stress defenses and one of the best stress relievers possible. The free trial will convince you.

PERSONAL BIOFEEDBACK MONITORING -
Stress cannot get past this inexpensive monitor, which will certainly become your trusted "stress defender" protecting you from the sneaky destruction of uncontrolled stress.