Stress of Today article written by Eileen Burns, The Stress Clinic

Stress of Today by Eileen Burns, Stress Adviser, The Stress Clinic

Most of us today suffer in some capacity the symptoms of stress.
Unfortunately it seems to par and part of the culture of today.
The fast pace of juggling family life, with work loads, targets along with other demands and commitments.The demands outweighing our resources.

Pulling at the scales we also have the negative demands on our body systems. From our very own creations we have an environment of pollution, chemicals, additives, stimulants and drugs. Noise pollution, where once the land was quiet with the only the sounds of nature, we have the sounds of traffic, vehicles, factories, air conditioning, tv, radio, music, air traffic, this list goes on….

The known fight or flight reaction once equipped us to deal with the necessary temporary physiological changes to survive in pre-historic times. Fight as in fight dangerous animals or enemies, kill in hunting. Flight to be able to run and survive from the danger of man killing animals. Our heart would become faster or breathing become quicker, the adrenalin rush was necessary to help keep us alive when possible.
But our bodies would then sink back to our normal state and relaxation with the pleasing sounds of nature, the peaceful countryside, no technological noise pollution created by man, there was a general slower and relaxing pace of life. Food without chemicals and additives, medicine from nature.
We didn't have the same demands, challenges and stimulation that is destroying many of us today

Although our technology, society and culture has evolved throughout the centuries our emotional, mind and physical body hasn't evolved aswell. How many of us have evolved to cope with demands and stress of today ?
Very few of us know how to relax properly, many of us use sleeping tablets, anti-depressants, mood enhancers, therapists, counselling. We are unhappy and looking for something more perhaps contentment, peace of mind.

Stress Management is about helping to educate, inform and provide you with the knowledge , tools and techniques to help minimise and manage your negative reaction stress more effectively. It helps you live a more balanced, relaxed but motivated and empowered life.