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Condition Details for Stress
Description

Most people feel stress at some time or another however some people will feel it for a lot longer and this can cause significant problems. The way are lives are mean that there are a lot of pressures on us and we all deal with these differently. It is important for people to learn how to deal with the stress in their lives effectively as long term stress can lead to a number of physical problems including high blood pressure and even heart disease and strokes. There are many things that happen in our lives that can causes us stress and they include bereavement, marriage, divorce, moving house, changing jobs and many others. Some of the symptoms of stress are detailed below:

 

Physical Symptoms Emotional Symptoms
  • Increased heart rate
  • Pounding heart
  • Elevated blood pressure
  • Sweaty palms
  • Tightness of the chest, neck, jaw, and back muscles
  • Headache
  • Diarrhoea
  • Constipation
  • Urinary hesitancy
  • Trembling
  • Twitching
  • Stuttering and other speech difficulties
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Fatigue
  • Shallow breathing
  • Dryness of the mouth or throat
  • Susceptibility to minor illness
  • Cold hands
  • Itching
  • Being easily startled
  • Chronic pain
  • Dysponesis.

  • Irritability
  • Angry outbursts
  • Hostility
  • Depression
  • Jealously
  • Restlessness
  • Withdrawal
  • Anxiousness
  • Diminished initiative
  • Feelings of unreality or over-alertness
  • Reduction of personal involvement with others
  • Lack of interest
  • Tendency to cry
  • Being critical of others
  • Self-deprecation
  • Nightmares
  • Impatience
  • Decreased perception of positive
  • Experience opportunities
  • Narrowed focus
  • Obsessive rumination
  • Reduced self-esteem
  • Insomnia
  • Changes in eating habits
  • Weakened positive emotional response reflexes.

There are a large number of options available to you in treatment and alternative therapies are very beneficial for stress. Below is a list of therapies that could be very useful:

 

  • Acupuncture and Acupressure – a number of studies have shown that acupuncture can help to reduce anxiety levels in someone with stress.
  • Ayurveda – it is worth visiting an experienced practitioner to find a treatment plan specifically for you.
  • Bodywork – there are a large number of bodywork therapies that can help to relieve stress and tension including massage, Alexander technique, chiropractic and other similar techniques.
  • Flower Essences – there will be certain essences that can help with problems like stress.
  • Herbal Medicine – there are a number of herbs that can help with stress and its symptoms including St. John’s wort, kava and green tea.
  • Homeopathy – an experience practitioner will be able to put a remedy together for you that treats your exact symptoms.
  • Hypnotherapy – by reframing the way you think about the hypnotherapy can help to reduce stress levels.
  • Mind-Body therapy – the kind of treatments like biofeedback, yoga, meditation and Tai Chi can significantly help with stress.
  • Nutritional Therapy – certain nutritional deficiencies can lead to high stress levels and so assessing your diet and making changes can ease symptoms.
Massage - Abhyanga - Ayurvedic Oil
Yoga - Acu-Yoga
Acupressure
Acupuncture
Alexander Technique
Yoga - Ananda
Yoga - Anusara
Massage - Aromatherapy
Art therapy
Ashiatsu Barefoot Therapy
Ashrams
Yoga - Ashtanga
Aston Patterning
Astrotherapy
Aura Colour Therapy
Autogenic Training
Axiatonal Lines
Ayurveda
Ba Gua Zhang
Bach flower remedies
Acupuncture - Balance Method
Massage - Balinese
Massage - Belavi Facelift
Yoga - Bhakti
Yoga - Bikram
Massage - Bindegewebsmassage
Bioenergetics
Massage - Bio-Energy
Biofeedback
Bio-Magnetic Touch Healing
Massage - Body Alignment
Yoga - Body-Mind Centring
BodyTalk
Bowen technique
Breath Therapy
Breathwork
Breema
Massage - Canadian Deep Muscle
Massage - Chair
Chi Nei Tsang
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chiropractic
Colour therapy
Meditation - Concentration
Cranial Osteopathy
Crystal Therapy
Cupping
Massage - Deep Tissue
Daoyin
Ear acupuncture
Ear Coning /Candling
Electro-Acupuncture
Energy Field Work
Enzyme Therapy
Massage - Esalen
Massage - Facial
Acupuncture - Five Element
Flower Essences
Meditation - Guided
Haelan Therapy
Hakomi Therapy
Yoga - Hatha
Hellerwork
Hemme Approach
Herbal medicine
Homeopathy
Hopi ear candles
Hoshino Therapy
Massage - Hot Stone
Hypnotherapy
Massage - Indian Head
Massage - Infant
Yoga - Integral
Massage - Integrative
Yoga - Iyengar
Acupuncture - Japanese
Massage - Jin Shin Do
Jin Shin Jyutsu
Yoga - Jivamukti
Johrei
Kahuna Bodywork
Acupuncture - Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KM)
Kinesiology
Yoga - Kripalu
Yoga - Kundalini
Life-coaching
Massage - Lomi Lomi
LooyenWork
Mantra
Massage Spa
Massage therapy
Massage - MA-URI
Massage - Mayan Abdominal
Medau Movement
Meditation
Metamorphic Technique
Meditation - Mindfulness
Moxibustion
Naprapathy
Native American Medicine
Yoga - Natural
Network Chiropractic
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
Massage - Neuromuscular
NeuroMuscular Therapy (NMT)
Nutritional therapy
Massage - Ohashiatsu
Ortho-Bionomy
Osteopathy
Yoga - Partner
Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy
Pilates
Polarity therapy
Positional Release
Postural Integration
Yoga - Power
Qigong
Rebalancing
Rebirthing
Reflexology
Reiki healing
Yoga - Restorative
Rolfing
Rosen Method
Rubenfeld Synergy Method
Massage - Russian
Seichem / Seichim / Sekhem
Self-Hypnosis
SHEN Therapy
Shiatsu
Yoga - Sivananda
Soma Neuromuscular Integration
Sound Therapy
Spinology
Spiritual / Shamanic Healing
Structural Integration
Acupuncture - Su Jok
Massage - Swedish
Tai Chi
Yoga - Tantra
Massage - Thai Foot
Massage - Thai
Thalassotherapy
Thought Field Therapy
Toyohari
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Meditation - Transcendental
Trauma Touch Therapy
Massage - Tui Na Chinese
Yoga - Viniyoga
Meditation - Vipassana
Meditation - Visualisation
Watsu
Yoga
Zero Balancing
Zhi Ya
Deep Bodywork
Body Psychotherapy
Pulsing
M Technique
Quantum Touch
AcuScen
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES)
Control Stress: Stop Worrying and Feel Good Now! (Book and CD) £10.99
Suck UK Stress Ball Paul £7.50
Stress Management for Dummies £14.95
Self Help for Your Nerves: Learn to relax and enjoy life again by overcoming stress and fear £7.99
Happy Yellow Ball - Smiley Face - Bouncy Stress Balls N/A
Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) £21.00
Squishy Mesh Ball N/A
Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness £10.99
Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome £14.95
Yoga for Stress Relief (With The Dalai Lama + 20 Routines) [DVD] [2006] £11.99