A paper on Stress

In all what follows Is a glimpse Into the path filter exists In my life, how applying a new management shit helped, and what I think it all heart and soul to me. What is stress? A question that must be answered is what is stress? The National bring in of Mental Health hypothesizes that stress is the brains retort to any demand (NIMH, 2014) which Is a dewy-eyed statement that has tremendous ramifications. As we are, at nearly all measures, under a demand of one and only(a) sort or a nonher. But sieve is more than that, as it is also a physio put d stimulateical process.As discussed in our reading the process of stress is not font specific, but rather a generalized reception by our anxious system to certain chemics produced when we are activated. That activation discount be a can charging us, or a paper that is due, or anything that earns the Sympathetic Nervous system to engage. Beca commit the proboscis only has one line up of tools for the resolution the co ntent, or context, or the threat is virtually irrelevant. Its not relevant beca give the result, the forms response, Is the same as your blood pressure Increases, your heart beatniks faster, and distillions slows down (Reader, up. 2).However since our modern stresses are not fleeting, we never out run the act because the bear is just our boss at work. Our system does not manage itself tumefy anymore. Our nervous system activates and then corset activated, we never reach the rest and digest side of the equation, which is deleterious to two bodily and activated health over cadence. The detrimental effects of stress over time Our bodys inability to tell the difference surrounded by a life threatening eventidet and a I OFF of response which can be thought of as unresolved survival-related tendencies (Ogden, et al, Trauma and the Body, 2006, P. 6) is where we get into trouble. Our play off or flight response is a finely tuned emergency reaction system, built over a millenn ia of evolution, which is outright seriously adapted for our current living Tyler. As acknowledged in the reading even the most recent and sophisticated of our stimulation system is ill equipped to grapple the casual levels of stress we live with. existent with this unresolved activation can cause atrophy in a split of the brain called the hippopotamus (Reader, up. 9) which make believes memory.Continued exposure to the chemical soup that stress discloses can come to our immune system, and make us hypersensitized to upper respiratory infections (Reader, up. 9) and it can top to weight gain, heart problems, and a litany of an separate(prenominal) health issues. As that is the case decision a useful tool for mitigating the seismic disturbance of stress is important. Mindfulness an applied framework of stress reduction To that end I have been practicing Mindfulness. The process of Mindfulness is one of expanding self-awareness.The process has been defined as an shrewd a wareness of soulfulnessal regard that occurs without shrewdness (Davis & Hayes, 2011). In short to be redolent is to be open to the full experience of the body in a right smart that is not recriminating, to surrender the way the body feels to inform one of the status of the body. In my case I applied it, Mindfulness, as a process of somatic and emotional wariness. To that end I would sit, or walk, and firstly focus on my breath. This awareness would allow me to become tuned to my somatic state and to concern myself.Once I found my balance I could explore the personal responses I was having to a given stresses. Once I had explored those areas that were embodying the stress I could relax the physical elements, and release the tension. This would allow that regained sense of calm and get wind to extend into the emotional realm. It is interesting to note that I found that a exchangeable model was useful in physical pain reduction as healthful. Stress my ongoing experience As illustrious stress is a daily figurehead in my, and most Americans, lives. It is pervasive and unforgiving and, as our reading has shown, dangerous.My Stress Log, hold from the 17th of July 2014 to the 1 lath of August 2014, has been both interesting and at times irritating. My results offered me an fortune to note that my experience with stress is more regular and pervasive than I had thought. The log has given me insight into a set of recurring stresses that I live with, which affect me almost daily, which I am workings to contend with. My twist one stresses is my take on to people that abuse my time. I am a fairly ordered person and so I enjoy a life that is structured. I am where I say I will be at the time I say I will be there.When others are late, or interfere with my plans, it activates me. My stress levels skyrocket. some other ongoing battle with stress comes from traffic, I hate sitting in traffic. there used to be a rule to traffic in the bay area, a clock yo u could be aware of and use to stay clear of traffic Jams. immediately there is no logic to the mess, no time there arent too galore(postnominal) people on the road, and no way to avoid the headache. It does not sit well with me. Finally there is a unvarying stresses in my life that is both difficult and inescapable, my Father.Our relationship has never been great and now its devolved into a place where I am sort of the hired help. Every time my phone rings and I catch up with it daily (at times hourly) stress events I have been applying the process of Mindfulness, and the results have been picturesque good. Conclusion After 4 weeks of use and training myself to think mindfully I can engage the process of mindfulness as needed, with varying degrees of success. My ability to feel my own espouses is steadily improving, and that ability allows me to get before of the moment.I am responding, rather than reacting to, things like my Father, or Traffic, or any of a number of other i ssues on a daily basis. This has enabled me to feel more in discipline and generally happier as I sail my day. It has brought me enough relief that I am working to get my wife conglomerate in the process. Before my log I didnt think I was so enmeshed with stress, now I see that it is my immutable companion. With that knowledge and given my new understanding of the harmful effects of stress on the odd, the opportunity to learn Mindfulness (and other moderation techniques) has been enjoyable and helpful.