In this section, you will get to know stress more closely and learn about its short- and long-term side effects. You will examine internal and external stress, learn hypnosis methods for coping with stress, and understand how stress affects the connection between your body, mind, and spirit.
What Is Stress?
Stress is a function that emerged from the need of early humans to be prepared for danger and to enter a fight-or-flight state. In this situation, the pulse speeds up, muscles tense, the senses become overly sensitive, and the body prepares to fight or withdraw.
Today, your fight-or-flight warning system is still active. Whenever you feel emotions such as fear, anger, anxiety, or sadness, you activate this warning system.
Effects Of Stress
How stressful is your life? How long have you been under stress? Do you experience emotions such as anger and anxiety every day and cannot get rid of them? Do you constantly catch colds? Do you feel tired, or do you set goals for yourself and struggle to reach them? If you frequently feel the effects of stress, you can get rid of them with hypnotherapy.
Short-Term Effects Of Stress
When you are under stress, your blood pressure starts to rise, your pulse speeds up, you feel tense, your stomach tightens, and you may even start sweating. These physical reactions to stress may result from an event happening at that moment or from anticipating an event that will happen in the future. Nine different hormones released by the hypothalamus gland prepare your body.
If your body is not in good condition, this sudden surge causes more blood to flow through your vessels, which places a heavy load on the heart. This pressure can also affect the brain and lungs. If you are not prepared for stress, you may face more serious consequences. For example, if your arteries are partially blocked, increased pressure may cause a rupture somewhere.
A suddenly emerging internal need to get rid of stress can also lead to sudden external outbursts. You may say things you do not want to say or behave in ways that cause problems. You may break or throw something. You may burst into tears or make another move that is very difficult to reverse. Many people develop harmful habits to cope with stress. Smoking or drinking alcohol, overeating, or using drugs are wrong behaviors used to relieve stress. Everyone wants a life without stress. Unfortunately, this is not possible for most of us. If you accept that stress is a part of your daily life, you can take the steps needed to overcome it. If short-term stress is not managed, it can turn into long-term stress.
Among the situations that create the most stress are the death of a spouse, divorce, imprisonment, the death of a close family member, marriage, injury, or illness.
Long-Term Stress
The psychological effects of long-term stress may include irritability, anxiety, moodiness, depression, sadness, and nervousness. If you have been under stress for a long time, you may have difficulty thinking clearly, making decisions, concentrating, learning, or remembering what you have learned. You may suffer from insomnia, have accidents, or be unable to get rid of negative thoughts. You may develop negative habits or tics.
The physical effects of long-term stress may include headache, muscle pain, back pain, chest pain, stomach problems, diarrhea, constipation, trembling hands, sweating, or feeling cold. Stress may cause hives, skin redness, teeth grinding, ringing in the ears, or frequent colds. If stress remains unresolved for a long time, your likelihood of developing a serious illness increases. If you are experiencing any physical or psychological signs of stress, you should seek professional help immediately. In this way, you can overcome stress more quickly.
It is easy to see the effects of long-term stress. A stressed person may drag their feet, lean to one side, or have a slow and unusual walking style. They may seem to have lost all self-confidence or to be struggling to make decisions. The signs of stress may be visible on their face, and they may look older than they are. They may be overweight or have high blood pressure, or they may suddenly flare up in anger.
Internal And External Stress
Stress is everywhere. We constantly create stress within ourselves or receive stress from other sources. Identifying the sources of stress is the first step in overcoming it.
Internal Stress
Internal stress is created by your conscious and subconscious mind. It may arise from your past experiences, your current situation, or your expectations about the future. The memories of stress-producing and unresolved events from the past darken the lives of many people. The image created by a negative memory comes alive in your mind again and again, and you relive a negative experience or experiences repeatedly. It is like being stuck in an endless cycle.
These images come from your subconscious and are recalled through any of your five senses. A visual image gives you the chance to see the event again and again. If your sense of hearing is strong, you hear old conversations again.
Your emotional perception is tied to your other four senses, and as you relive past stress, the emotional content is released again and again. Taste and smell can also revive stress-filled memories. The source of emotional stress may come from powerful emotions that cannot be identified immediately. This can weaken you, push you into depression, and may even require therapy. It may be related to certain times of the year, such as holidays, or to the length of daylight. Seasonal changes can also create internal stress for no apparent reason.
External Stress
External sources are an important cause of stress. They may be related to work, school, or relationships. External stress can appear suddenly. Road rage is a good example. While driving, another driver may suddenly violate your lane. In that case, you may need to jerk the steering wheel suddenly to avoid an accident, and you become angry and tense. Noise can also lead to external stress. A bad smell or taste can create external stress. Even in a pleasant environment, bad memories may be triggered.
How Is Stress Defined In Society?
Most of the stress you experience is easy to define. You can link stress to something that just happened, is currently happening, or will happen in the future. But is your definition correct? Is this situation really the source of your stress? Or does the stress you experience have a repetitive nature?
The recurrence of excessive anxiety and stress may be a sign of chronic depression. If you experience such symptoms, you should consult a specialist in a short time. To recognize repeated stress, you can apply a hypnotherapy method called the calendar method.
Stress Transfer
Without realizing what you are doing, you may transfer a feeling of stress onto something else. Overreacting to an event may be a sign of this. You may suddenly have an emotional outburst for no reason. Transfer occurs when a person concentrates the emotion they feel about an event onto a thing or another person. Psychoanalysts observe transfers to uncover the emotional foundations of a patient’s problem.
Unknown Sources Of Stress
There may be times in life when you cannot tie the stress you experience to a specific source. Even in your earliest memories, you may find a feeling of stress or distress as if you were born that way. This is possible. At a very young age, you may have internalized someone else’s stress, or you may feel that you carried it from a previous life.
Reducing Stress
It would be wonderful to live a life without stress. However, in reality, there are many sources of stress wherever you live, work, or play. The key to healthy living is being able to overcome stress wherever it appears. The first step is taking good care of yourself, your mind, your body, and your spirit.
Take Care Of Your Body
Taking care of your physical self is very important. You now know the effects stress can have on your body. An unhealthy body is at risk even under normal levels of stress. If your doctor also approves, daily exercises such as walking, swimming, running, or gymnastics can help you get rid of stress. Exercise helps you release the tense energy that builds up inside you.
Regular eating habits are beneficial for the body. Eating any food excessively may be harmful. To maintain balance, you should not overdo it. Excessive salt, fat, sugar, or alcohol consumption can disrupt the balance of your system. If you combine proper nutrition with exercise, you will see that your body works more harmoniously.
Your body also needs enough sleep. When you are tired, stress may make you irritable. Doing sports or engaging in an activity that can improve your creativity is also beneficial for your body.
Painting, playing a musical instrument, singing, acting in theater, or another hobby keeps you occupied. A healthy body is a very important resource for protection against stress.
Take Care Of Your Mind
You can help your mind resolve stress with hypnotherapy. You can go anywhere you want to go (to a vacation destination, the ocean, or the mountains). Your goal is to move away from stress for a few minutes or even a few seconds.
Take Care Of Your Spirit
The universal mind is an important part of your spirit. This is the place from which you ask the unknown to give you strength and create miracles. Your belief system can be a source that gives you new ideas and hope.
The moment you feel you are on a dead-end road, the universal mind helps you continue on your way. If you believe in a religion or have a personal belief, you can ask it for help. You can ask it to guide you in directing your life. You can even ask for the right words to come out of your mouth when you need to speak in stressful environments. Hypnotherapy is a very good way to communicate with the universal mind.
If you have memories from past experiences that create stress in your spirit, you can resolve this problem with hypnosis.
Stress From The Past
If you have a stressful issue from the past that constantly occupies your mind, this means you are putting yourself into a negative trance. Stress originating from the past settles in your subconscious and does not leave. Until the stress is resolved, you remain constantly under its influence. Finding the source of the stress helps you solve it and establish a positive pattern.
The stress-producing event has already happened, and the moment you resolve it, your future will settle onto a more positive path.
No matter what the stress-producing conditions are, you can ask your belief system to send love to the other person. The more positive energy you send, the less negative energy you hold inside. From this moment on, you can begin making changes that will help you believe in what is best for the whole universe in the future.
Future Stress
Not knowing can create stress. If you are not sure how an event will unfold, you may feel anxious. If you expect something to go perfectly, this rarely happens. You may worry about many things regarding the future: your health, your job, your unpaid bills, or your relationships. If you focus on the future, you cannot become aware of the present moment.
When you are put into a trance with hypnotherapy, we can ask your belief system to guide you. We can replace negative emotions with positive emotions. We can ask your angels for help. Whenever you want to communicate with the universal mind, you can use hypnosis.
The more you use hypnotherapy to get rid of stress, the more your positive suggestions will become a solid part of your subconscious. When you establish a self-hypnosis routine, you will have added a new and positive habit to your life. Do not be surprised if your family and friends tell you they notice a change in you and that you look less tense, more positive, and more attentive.
