How Stress Can Affect You: Stress Management and Stress Reduction Services in New York City
Stress.
It's a word that is often thrown around these days but few people understand the full implication of prolonged exposure to it on the body. Studies have shown that prolonged or severe stress can weaken the immune system, strain the heart, damage memory cells and it has even been shown to be a risk factor in heart disease, cancer, aging, depression, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and a host of other illnesses. And that's just the beginning!
Although doctors have at times dismissed a stress-related complaint as being "all in the patient's head," they weren't far off the mark. A decade of research has demonstrated that sustained levels of stress and the resulting overproduction of cortisol, a stress hormone, can have severe effects on the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory formation. High levels of cortisol have also been found to have links with post-traumatic stress.
In addition to the physical effects, stress may manifest itself in different ways, among them:
What needs to be understood, is that every person has different triggers for their particular stress-related problems. I work on an individualized basis with each and every stress management client. Simply because your particular issue may be caused by stress does not mean in any way that you will benefit from the same approach to stress management as someone else with a similar complaint. What is important to realize, is the necessity of finding a way to manage your stress successfully and not to discount the enormous impact it can have on your life.
Contact me today for a customized, one on one stress management hypnotherapy session.
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