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EA FARRAH ■...
You are sitting at your
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ing touches on that report
you've been working on for
two months. It is due in one
hour. The phone rings and
your secretary announces
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your jaw clenches, your brow
furrows and your neck feels
tight. Your management of
this common situation deter-
mines whether or not it be-
comes a positive or negative
stress event.
There are as many differ-
ent ideas about what stress
is, as there are about what
it's like being single. Like
being single, stress can be
either positive or negative.
How you manage stress, and
how you manage being single
makes the difference.
Dr. Hans Selye in his
landmark work, The Stress of
Life, defined stress as "the
rate of wear and tear in the
body." The sweaty palms,
rapid heart rate, upset
stomach, clenched jaw and
shallow breathing call into
play the fight or flight re-
sponse. When the event is a
life or death struggle, this is
an appropriate response as
survival is at stake.
People are called upon to
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stress, is ever present and the
fight or flight response is
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the relaxation response, aids
in the prevention of overload
and the cumulative effects of
stress.
The development of many
diseases has been linked to
the cumulative effects of inef-
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increase in stroke, heart dis-
ease, hypertension, ar-
therosclerosis and substance
abuse is testament to this.
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when survival is not at stake
balances the fight or flight
response, and balance leads
to being in control.
Stress is an integral part of
life, and positive stress aids
in peak performance, focus
and concentration. As soon as
this is accomplished, the body
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body set for attack long after
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veloping stress-related dis-
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out are greater.
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these reactions are important
to know.
Does being stuck in traffic
mean a faster heart rate, or
can it become time to think
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tense and your stomach be-
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yelling and can you use that
tension to motivate yourself
to complete that task and
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time with that person is shor-
tened? Does being watched at
work get associated with a
clenched jaw and can you
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possible over-accumulation of
ineffectively managed stress.
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triggers, stressors, and reac-
tions is only the beginning of
effective stress management.
The next step is learning
what works for you in given
situations. Two methods of
relaxation can be used any-
where at any time. The third
is a method to help differ-
entiate tension from relaxa-
tion.
The first method, relaxa-
tion in the form of deep brea-
thing, can be learned within
15 minutes. One of the body's
automatic reactions to stress
is rapid, shallow breathing
and by breathing slowly and
deeply, the relaxation re-
sponse is activated. Place
your hands firmly on your
stomach and inhale slowly
and deeply through your
nose, letting your stomach
expand as much as possible.
When you've breathed in as
much as possible, hold your
breath for a few seconds be-
fore exhaling.
Purse your lips as if you
were going to whistle to con-
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When your lungs feel empty,
begin the inhale-exhale cycle
again. With practice, you can
use this exercise without
holding your stomach and
pursing your lips.
The eecond method, clear-
ing your mind, helps relax -
your body as well. Use the
slow-deep breathing exercise