It
seems like you hear it all the time
from nearly every one you know –
“I’m SO stressed out!”
Pressures abound in this world today.
Those pressures cause stress and anxiety,
and often we are ill-equipped to deal
with those stressors that trigger
anxiety and other feelings that can
make us sick. Literally, sick.
The
statistics are staggering. One in
every eight Americans age 18-54 suffers
from an anxiety disorder. This totals
over 19 million people! Research conducted
by the National Institute of Mental
Health has shown that anxiety disorders
are the number one mental health problem
among American women and are second
only to alcohol and drug abuse by
men.
Women
suffer from anxiety and stress almost
twice as much as men. Anxiety disorders
are the most common mental illness
in America, surpassing even depression
in numbers. Anxiety is the most common
mental health issue facing adults
over 65 years of age. Anxiety disorders
cost the U.S. $46.6 billion annually.
Anxiety sufferers see an average of
five doctors before being successfully
diagnosed.
Unfortunately, stress and anxiety
go hand in hand. In fact, one of the
major symptoms of stress is anxiety.
And stress accounts for 80 percent
of all illnesses either directly or
indirectly.
In
fact, stress is more dangerous than
we thought. You've probably heard
that it can raise your blood pressure,
increasing the likelihood of a stroke
in the distant future, but recently
a health insurance brochure claimed
that 90 percent of visits to a primary
care physician were stress-related
disorders.
Health
Psychology magazine reports that chronic
stress can interfere with the normal
function of the body's immune system.
And studies have proven that stressed
individuals have an increased vulnerability
to catching an illness and are more
susceptible to allergic, autoimmune,
or cardiovascular diseases.
Doctors agree that during chronic
stress, the functions of the body
that are nonessential to survival,
such as the digestive and immune systems,
shut down. "This is why people
get sick," he says. "There
are also many occurrences of psychosomatic
illness, an illness with an emotional
or psychological side to it."
Furthermore, stress often prompts
people to respond in unhealthy ways
such as smoking, drinking alcohol,
eating poorly, or becoming physically
inactive. This damages the body in
addition to the wear and tear of the
stress itself.
Stress
is a part of daily life. It’s
how we react to it that makes all
the difference in maintaining our
health and well-being. Pressures occur
throughout life and those pressures
cause stress. You need to realize
that you will never completely get
rid of stress in your life, but you
can learn coping techniques to turn
that stress into a healthier situation.
When
I first got the assignment to write
this book, I immediately thought,
“Sure, you can eliminate stress
and anxiety by locking yourself into
a room and never talking to anyone
ever again”. But that wouldn’t
make a very informative book, now
would it?
I
have suffered from anxiety disorders
caused by stress for years. I have
learned somewhat how to cope with
that although I’m always learning
new things and dealing mechanisms.
So what I’ve done in this book
is taken some of my own experiences
and combined them with advice from
experts to give you tools that will
help you in stressful situations.
I’ve also outlined different
ways you can face debilitating anxiety
and panic attacks that many people
suffer from.While researching this
book, I’ve come across some
amazing information and can’t
wait to share it with you. I’ve
learned so much myself, so let’s
look at how to eliminate stress and
anxiety from your life!
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