The Truth About Stress Relief

10th Nov 2009

Hello Lovely People

Life is stressful. Most people try to relieve their stress by taking some form of chemical crutch like a sleeping pill, or cigarette. None of these help to relieve stress. They simply suppress the symptoms of stress.

Stress is not caused by life events such as moving house or getting divorced or changing jobs. All these and many other events are symptoms of an inner division.

A life event can be stressful for one person, but a relief for another person. One person dreads moving house, while another person looks forward to it.

The way people deal with stressful events also differ drastically from one person to the next. For example, one person gets raped and carries that burden for the rest of her life. She knows of no other way to define herself. Another person gets raped and experience a turning point in her life where she becomes a motivational speaker or changes to a career that she would otherwise never have considered.

Stress is nothing other than an inner division or inner tension. This tension is determined by how the person perceives the situation.

What is healthy stress for one person, is unhealthy stress for another person. Healthy stress results in inner growth towards maturity. Unhealthy stress results in stagnation, and emotional and physical pain.

What happens when you ignore or suppress the symptoms of stress? Your body finds more and more different ways to express the tension. If you believe that chemicals and drugs resolve stress, you add more chemicals to your cocktail and your body protests more and more. It becomes a vicious circle.

How can you avoid the consequences of ignored stress?

It is possible to acknowledge the symptoms of stress and then look for the cause. Sometimes this is easy, and at other times it is a challenge to first overcome the fear of what you may find when you do some introspection.

When you take that step and explore the reason for your inner tension, you are always pleasantly surprised.

Please leave a comment if you feel inspired.

Love and Light
Elsabe

PS: I am a professional transition coach. I help individuals and businesses to achieve their personal and commercial objectives.

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