Stress & Anxiety - What Does Stress and Anxiety Mean Exactly?

Stress is a combination of physiological and emotional responses to an event. Stress is a normal human emotion. It is how you react to the pressures. Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or anxious.

Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension or fear. The source of this uneasiness is not always known or recognized, which can add to the distress you feel. GAD is characterized by excessive, exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday life events People with GAD tend to always expect disaster and can't stop worrying about health, money, family, work or school.

Common causes for stress and anxiety?

Here are numerous life events that can be the cause such as the death of a family member or friend, job loss, buying a house or selling one, having a child, etc. It could also be from:

• Moving Away From Home.
• Personal Loss.
• Imprisonment.
• Illness/ Injury.
• Exam/ Test Anxiety.
• Pregnancy problem.
• Poor Nutrition.
• Poor Sleeping Habits.
• Sexual problems.
• Fear of Failure.
• Pushing Ourselves To Hard.

Symptoms of Stress & Anxiety:

Anxiety is often accompanied by physical symptoms, including:

• Muscle tension, headaches, tiredness.
• Sweating.
• Dry mouth, difficulty in swallowing.
• Dizziness.
• Rapid or irregular heart rate.
• Rapid breathing.
• Diarrhea or frequent need to urinate.
• Fatigue.
• Irritability, including loss of your temper.
• Trouble in sleeping and nightmares.
• Lower concentration.
• Sexual problems.
• Excessive, ongoing worry and tension.

Effects of Stress On Our Nutrition Habits:

• Drinking Too Much Tea/Coffee.
• Eating The Wrong Foods.
• Skipping Meals.
• Mindless Munching.
• Eating Fast Food.

These unhealthy habits can affect our bodies in many ways. The following are only some of them:

• Diabetic problem.
• sleep disturbances.
• Poor Health.

Ways to Reduce Stress:

• Exercise regularly.
• Deep Breathing.
• Follow Hobbies.
• Eating well-balanced food. Don't overeat.
• Limited intake of caffeine and alcohol.
• Take enough sleep.
• Take breaks from work.

Don't follow Substitutes to reduce stress Such As:

• Alcohol.
• Caffeine.
• Drugs.
• Don't Overwork.