2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
First, answer the question.
What do you think: do you need to deal with stress?
I wonder if your opinion will change after reading it.
100 years ago, Hans Selye formulated the concept of stress, and even then the scientist divided it into 2 types: useful and destructive. Stress can be classified into one of the categories, depending on the person's reaction to its source. For example, the loss of a loved one or a threat to health is distress (destructive), winning the lottery is eustress (aka useful, positive). It seems simple and understandable.
In fact, everything is more complicated.
After all, the same events affect different people in different ways. As with self-isolation: for some, these are new opportunities, for others - limitations. And what kind of stress you will experience depends on many inputs: mental stability, mood, physical condition, previous experience, and so on.
And even harder.
Stress is the body's response to change. Any changes, external or internal, are perceived by the brain as a potential danger. In order to resist it, cortisol, adrenaline and oxytocin are produced. The higher the hormone level, the greater the stress. And, in theory, the stronger the stress, the more detrimental it affects health.
So, but not quite.
Moving on to the fun part.
According to research from Harvard University, severe stress harms a person's health only if he considers stress to be harmful
Imagine something unsettling you.
The body reacts to this - heart rate and respiration increase, blood circulation increases, hearing sharpens, vision changes - all this is called a stress reaction. Usually, this state is experienced as something unpleasant, from which you want to get rid of as soon as possible.
Sound familiar, huh?
But what if you look at it from the other side?
And consider physiological changes as your body's way of preparing for impending danger:
* pupils dilate and you become more alert
* rapid and shallow breathing saturates the blood with oxygen
* intense heartbeat supplies the muscles with blood, which will help to run or attack, in case of danger
* thoughts are accelerated to make it easier to assess the threat and make decisions.
Thus, the body is filled with energy and it is these changes that help to cope with the impending danger and adapt to new conditions.
Well, research shows that if you perceive stress in this way, it turns into your helper. The magic happens: instead of intense excitement and panic attacks, you become more focused, calm and confident. Yes, the heart beats faster, but the blood vessels remain as relaxed as in a state of calm. When the anxiety component goes away, the bodily sensation becomes similar to the experience of joy, or courage.
It turns out that your attitude to stress affects not only your emotional state, but also bodily manifestations.
So, the next time you feel that your hands are sweating, and your heart jumps out of your chest, remember that this is how the body is brought into full "combat" readiness. This means that your chances of coping with a difficult situation are significantly increased.
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