What Is PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

What Is PTSD?
When an individual is in a dangerous situation, it is perfectly normal for them to feel scared. This is because fear is the body's natural response in an attempt to protect itself from a potentially

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Stress Management

Stress Control
We all feel stress in our lives. There is no such thing as a stress free life. The pressures in our lives involve work, traffic, paying bills, worrying about family members, medical problems, and

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What Is Workplace Stress

Stress At Work
Workplace stress is one of the leading causes of several things including time off work, poor health conditions, workplace violence, and reasons for quitting a job. Stress at work often leads to

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What Is Stress?

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For many people stress is simply a part of daily life. Stress can occur when person is working, while taking care of family, and even while taking a vacation. It can affect anyone at any time and

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What Is Workplace Stress | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

Stress At Work

Workplace stress is one of the leading causes of several things including time off work, poor health conditions, workplace violence, and reasons for quitting a job. Stress at work often leads to problems outside the office including damage to relationships and sometimes even drug and alcohol abuse. Learning about stress and what causes it is the main principle to understanding how to overcome issues and learn proper stress and anger management techniques. There are several types of stress at work and different ways to overcome these problems but first you must understand what stress is.

Chronic Stress - Workplace Stress

One of the main types of workplace stress is chronic stress. This is most often caused by either long hours, harsh conditions, or a pattern of constant mental anguish or physical exertion. Many of these jobs require way too much of employees and this chronic stress is a leading cause of many aliments including heart attacks, diabetes, strokes, and many other problems often resulting in a shorter life expectancy. What one often needs in this situation is a good pattern of work and off work time. The off work time is used to relax and enjoy the time off with family and friends. This “no stress” time will help the mind and body heal itself and allow the individual to resume working as the schedule resumes.

What Is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

For those who work in dangerous situations such as firefighting, police work or military there is the issue of post traumatic stress. This is often due to a single acute stress event or multiple events where a person is placed in life or death situations and forced to act. They often may have to see people die or even kill others. This places a severe emotional stress on the mind and often leads to lifelong trauma. Most often this type of stress is best handled by a licensed professional trained in handling these types of events.

Relationship Stress At Work

Another type of workplace stress is caused by the personal relationships we often make with co workers which leads to emotional stress. This can be caused by harsh criticism from managers, office politics, or other issues. In this case, stress management can be easily attained by keeping personal issues and relationships out of the workplace. You can also manage single events by learning stress relief techniques including deep breathing, meditation, and simply walking during breaks. This breaks the stress cycle that often occurs at work and brings a sense of relaxation to the mind and body.

What Is Stress?

Stress is anything which causes mental, physical, or emotional pain to an individual. We often cannot control the situations we encounter which cause workplace stress but we can control how we react and handle those situations.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.

What Is Stress | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

Stress

For many people stress is simply a part of daily life. Stress can occur when person is working, while taking care of family, and even while taking a vacation. It can affect anyone at any time and when a person becomes too stressed; their health can become affected as well. Learning how to recognize the symptoms of stress and then how to treat stress is vital to having a healthy life.

Symptoms Of Stress

Stress is a natural reaction of the body that occurs when a person finds himself or herself in a harmful situation. During this situation, blood pressure rises and the heat beat will quicken. These reactions are known as “fight or flight” reactions.

When a person is under too much stress, they will begin to develop a number of different emotional symptoms. They will become easily frustrated or agitated. The person may also become extremely moody. Stress can cause a person to feel overwhelmed or like they have lost control of a situation. Stress can also cause a number of symptoms that resemble depression, such as alienating themselves from co-workers, family, and friends.

Being over stressed can also cause a number of physical symptoms. Many people will feel more sluggish and unmotivated. Stress can cause headaches, stomach problems, aches, and pains. Their health may also go downhill. Dealing with too much stress can make it easier for a person to catch colds or develop infections. A loss of sexual drive can also be caused by stress.

Hypnotherapy For Stress Management

While stress is a part of everyday life there are a number of things a person can do to bring down their stress levels. A few things to consider trying when dealing with stress are exercise, diet, and environment.

Exercise has been proven to help the body release built up tension. By working through the frustration caused by stress a person is able to clear their minds, and think more clearly about problem situations.

Many people who have a high amount of stimulants, like caffeine, find it hard to relieve stress. By removing or lowering the amount of stimulants in the diet, they are more likely to reduce stress levels. It has been proven that a healthy, well balanced diet can also help a person from suffering from stress.

While a person cannot always change their environment, they can try to make it more comfortable. If the home is the source of stress, a person could ask family help out with housework. For workplace stress, a person can try to work with their co-workers to make the work process more streamlined and organized.

Stress has become a large problem for many people and it is not going away any time soon. While a person can go a long way to reducing their stress levels on their own, sometimes a person may need to seek medical advice. If serious emotional or physical symptoms appear, a person should speak with their doctor and contact clinical hypnotherapist Ian Smith at the Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields near Newcastle upon Tyne. Ian Smith is an Internationally respected hypnotherapist.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.

What Is PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

PTSD

When an individual is in a dangerous situation, it is perfectly normal for them to feel scared. This is because fear is the body’s natural response in an attempt to protect itself from a potentially dangerous situation. PTSD is a mental illness that alters the way a person’s body and mind responds to danger. Typically, an individual who experiences post traumatic stress is prone to high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety even when they are not really in any sort of danger.

Soldiers Suffer From PTSD

This is a mental health condition that occurs after a person has experienced a terrifying and traumatic situation. Typically this is a situation that will have caused the individual to endure mental or physical pain/harm. While it was war veterans that brought this condition into the spotlight they are not the only individuals who suffer from PTSD. In fact, incidents including mugging, rape, being kidnapped, being tortured, or being held captive are other examples of situations that could lead to PTSD.

What Causes PTSD?

Naturally, doctors are still trying to learn more about post traumatic stress disorder and what causes it to occur. While there is no concrete evidence at this time some doctors believe that there is a link between genes and PTSD. Doctors also believe several inefficiencies play a role in the development of this mental condition. For example, research shows that individuals who lack a protein called Stathmin or a chemical in the brain called GRP are more prone to developing this condition.

There is no age, gender, or race requirement when it comes to who can develop this condition or who cannot. The truth is that absolutely anyone regardless of their personal details can develop this condition. If you have ever been in a traumatic or intense situation and are feeling more stress or paranoid than more, it may be a good idea to seek medical advice or assistance.

An individual who suffers from PSTD did not necessarily have to encounter or experience a dangerous situation. Some people develop the condition as a sympathetic natural reaction when a friend or family members goes through a traumatic experience. Furthermore, if a family member or friend suddenly passes away this can also cause an individual to develop post traumatic stress.

Ways To Treat PTSD

The main treatment options for individuals with this condition include psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, medication, or a combination of the three. The most important thing to keep in mind is that everyone is different and what treatment may have worked well for someone else may not work at all for you. For a lot of obvious reasons it is important that anyone with this condition seeks the assistance of a medical expert. Ideally they should also be seeking the help of a medical provider who has experience dealing with patients who have the condition.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.

Stress Management | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

Stress Control

We all feel stress in our lives. There is no such thing as a stress free life. The pressures in our lives involve work, traffic, paying bills, worrying about family members, medical problems, and finding time for ourselves. To deal with stress you first must learn about stress and ways you can manage it.

What is Stress?

Stress is having an overwhelming feeling coming over you when you have more on your plate than you can handle. You feel it because your body senses danger and goes into a defense mode called fight-or-flight. Your body then releases hormones that speed your heart rate, increase your breathing rate, and gives bursts of energy.

What are the Symptoms of Stress?

Stress can affect your entire body, thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. You may not realize you are stressed and will associate those symptoms with something else. The symptoms of stress include:

• Chest pain
• Too much or too little sleep
• Headaches
• Muscle tension
• Poor eating habits
• Substance abuse
• Social withdrawal
• No motivation
• Easily irritable
• Anxiety attacks

What are the Different Types of Stress?

According to the American Psychological Association there are three types of stress.

1. Acute stress is short term. It’s caused from recent or future demands and pressures. It is easily recognized by most. It can be exiting and an edge for some. Too much acute stress however can lead to issues such as post traumatic stress.
2. Episodic acute stress is a person constantly living in stressful situations. They are often short tempered and tense. They are very competitive and worrisome but thrive off of it.
3. Chronic stress is the worst. A person feels their lives are falling apart. It wears a person down and can lead to depression, strokes, cancer, heart failure, and suicide.

How To Manage and Reduce Stress?

You need to realize you can’t live with no stress in your life, but you can control it. To start your stress management techniques you initially need to find out what your stresses are and what triggers them. Keep a stress journal and indicate what caused your stress, how you felt, your reaction, and what you did or could have done for stress relief. This identifies for you what is stress. Meet stress head on.

• Never retaliate by lashing out on others.
• Learn your limits so you do not take on too much.
• Avoid stressful people in your life.
• Avoid stressful environments and situations such as shopping around too many people, shop online.
• Make to do lists and spread them out into daily tasks.
• Organize your day and time management.
• Look at things in a positive light.
• Express your feelings.
• Relax more often. Go for walks, take long baths, listen to music, take up gardening, or spend time with an old friend.

If you are unsure about your levels of stress, you can take an online stress test. They can help give suggestions on what how to recognize your stress and how to correct them. If your stress is causing you physical ailments, you need to see a doctor for more professional stress test such as an exercise test to check for cardiac problems.

If you are looking to find hypnotherapy in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Shields or County Durham, contact clinical hypnotherapist Ian Smith. Hypnotist Ian Smith is an Internationally respected hypnotherapist who is an expert in help with stress management.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.