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This stress calculator is based on just one way to measure your stress level.
What you need to do is count the number of the following important life changes that you are experiencing presently:
Bereavement
Accident
Family illness
Stress at work
Change of job
Fear of unemployment
A problem child/ Child care
Financial problems
Insurance
Moving
Family relationships
Sexual problems
Marital difficulties
Taxes
Medical insurance
Evaluation:
>> Most people do cope with 1 - 2 changes of this type.
>> 3 different stressful events may make life difficult.
>> Whereas 4 or more are usually more than anybody can deal with appropriately.
How the body responds to stress:
Immediate responses include , heart beating faster, hair standing on end, skin sweating.
While long term stress can give symptoms such as frequent headaches, indigestion, back ache, palpitations, skin conditions all of which defy obvious medical explanation.
What to do about it:
>> Talk out the matter frankly with the person who is the source of your problem
>> If you have a physical symptom resulting from stress, take a doctor's advice
>> Try to develop a more positive attitude to life
>> Set aside time for yourself, for an activity that gives you pleasure and allows you to relax such as a brisk walk around the block.
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This is really a very informative article for everyone and is also very much needed these days
Making time for relaxing exercise sometimes sound so simple but kinda hard to be done, especially if there is a very tight schedule and lots of deadlines to be worked on. Thanks for the tips.