Stress as we discussed last week starts sometimes in the mind. Going on and on for so long and not getting your mental health in check can lead to physical stress. Physical stress is when your body becomes very reactive to the negativity that you are in or around.
Anxiety Attack
Let me share with you how bad physical stress can be. When I was in college I was obviously under a lot of stress to make sure my grades were good, I was dating my boyfriend and through immaturity we were that couple you never want to invite because were always fighting, and I was trying keep my parents at bay to the decisions in my life I was making. This lead to one day me having the worst chest pains I had ever had.
I thought I was having a heartache. Get to the hospital where they run all types of tests on me only to be cleared as one of the most healthiest the doctors had ever seen. I was having an anxiety attack. The anxiety attack started to mimic physical pain that wasn’t there. If you have ever experienced an anxiety attack you know what I mean.
Surgery Anyone?!
Another time I experienced physical pain was when after graduating from college I had started a new job working with troubled youth. I enjoyed them but I didn’t have the life balance thing down. I was underpaid and overworked. There’s just no way of sugar-coating it. There were long hours and long nights, lack of hanging with friends and family and stress was an understatement.
Pain or Stress
I was having so much pain that it felt like my stomach was in the worst pain in my life. It was so bad the pain was so convincing that the doctors took my appendix out. It was determined after it was out that my appendix was just fine and not in harm’s way to erupt. Both times there were many things that could have been done to elevate the stress but I never caught on until the pain in my body could no longer be explained. I had allowed stress to make me sick on top of it taking over my mind and thought process.
Only One of You
One of the things that I am learning is that even in the worst of situations its best to take care of your body. Remember stress can kill. Even if things start in your mind and filter in your body, it can kill. Balancing your world in a world that doesn’t know how to balance takes quite a lot of practice. So when you are finding that those headaches and stomach-ache are not letting up, its time to call your doctor. They are equipped to run test to be sure that everything is okay. If the test show no reason as to why you are sick than its time to make some changes.
Ways of Handling Stress:
- Get Physical-how does that make sense? Being physical allows you to declutter your mind and keep your body in check. Who wouldn’t to look good while keeping your stress levels down? It only takes 30 minutes of physical activity a few times a week to do your body some good. What are you waiting for?
- Eating Right-this is a huge help to your physical body. Eating right helps your body respond at the top of your game. To eat right takes discipline. It takes preparation and having a plan. If you’re not on board for doing a health kick, I would recommend arm yourself. Have better snacks at your desk. Pack your lunch. When there is no plan you will eat whatever is there just because you don’t have food to eat. Start your day with breakfast. Even if you aren’t a breakfast person, eat a cereal bar or granola in the am and then eat what I call a breakfast snack. I usually eat 6 small meals a day. This makes sure I am not hungry and will not need to go to that fast food place. When you eat better, are full, you essentially make better eating options.
- Vitamins-talk to your doctor before you start taking vitamins. Do NOT take things from others that are not approved by your doctor. Your doctor knows what you need and you want to make sure you are operating at your prime
So we all know that we have to take care of ourselves. We know that health is wealth. So if you don’t want to be the person who is sick all the time and unhealthy the time is now. We will be exploring a few options to make your physical stress disappear that can be both fun but health worthy.
