Anxiety and worry are common sources of stress. Financial problems, health issues, family concerns, and a realm of other situations, can create an unhealthy amount of stress, when not addressed in a healthy manner.
A person may choose to cope with these types of situations in a variety of healthy or unhealthy ways. From denying the problem altogether, to attempting to "run away" or "hide" from the problem, an individual’s unique set of coping skills can either increase of
decrease the level of stress they experience.
Denial is a common form of coping that many people employ to deal with life issues. Typically denial is a "coping skill" used by people in situations which present an unbearable amount of stress.
This may happen in alcoholic families, domestic violence relationships, even in people facing severe illness or death. A person in denial simply says "Everything is fine" and "Nothing is wrong."
Attempting to run away or hide from a stressful life event is evident in those who use drugs or alcohol to "escape", as well as those who simply "avoid" the problem. The individual who works too much, or the teenager who stays away from home for days at a time, are people attempting to escape the problem.
Procrastination can be a sign of worry and anxiety. Fear of "what will happen" if the person does face the problem, can lead to "putting off the inevitable." This type of behavior also contributes to stress, as the unseen and unknown are often larger, in the mind, than in the situation.
Facing things head on may be difficult, but it is the healthiest way to handle situations that create worry, fear or anxiety. Getting answers, instead of speculating, and addressing problems, instead of denying, hiding or running away from them, is the only
way to reduce the stress caused by these types of situations.
Acupuncture and tai chi are methods which many people believe can help to release the flow of energy throughout the body. These ancient forms of health care are becoming more and more commonly used in the western hemisphere, as people realize the benefits to their health and well-being.
In a study conducted at Yale University Medical School in the 1990’s acupuncture was demonstrated to significantly reduce stress. The study showed that the technique succeeded in lowering blood pressure, anxiety state, heart rate and electrodermal activities in the majority of test subjects.
In a second study, published in 1998, acupuncture was successful in treating 85.7 percent of test subjects with General Anxiety Disorder.
Acupuncture is considered a holistic medicine, and those who are treated generally experience no side effects. This is in stark contrast to the many side effects often experienced by patients taking prescription medications to reduce the affects anxiety
and stress.
While acupuncture requires the use of very small, fine needles applied to specific areas of the body, tai chi is a non-invasive form of acupuncture, which requires no needles to be effective.
Both procedures have been shown to reduce the presence of certain chemicals in the body which are produced at high levels during periods of stress. Additionally these procedures help to optimize nerve transmissions along the spine, and stimulate the internal organs, increasing their ability to function properly.
To find a licensed and certified acupuncture therapist visit the "National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine" on the web.
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