Stress affects the body
- Stress can affect your body in severe ways. I touched on some of these effects in my article https://letpanicflow.com/how-to-deal-with-anxiety-reduce-worry-and-stress, and I will remind you of a few here. When stress is not managed the risks to your health and body include:
- premature aging
- impaired cognitive function
- energy drain
- reduction in your efficiency and clarity
Having an increased awareness of how stress affects you gives you the advantage of knowing how to monitor it and take steps to achieve balance.
Transform stress response through Heart Coherence
HeartMath LLC describes an amazing concept of how we can manage stress by connecting with our heart. This approach is not one to merely cope, but actually transforms the stress that we feel by seeing a more positive perspective. In their book Transforming Stress
, they provide techniques that are very quick, ranging from as little as 30 seconds to no more than half hour, if that much.
I have purchased and read the book Transforming Stress and I was quite surprised at how quickly and effectively it worked. I remember one weekend when I kept reflecting on a judgement someone had made about me and I felt quite upset about it, and so I decided to try the heartmath technique and I noticed that after practicing it for only two days I had to think hard to remember the exact story of what the person had said about me. Knowing the way that I am, usually bothered by such things over a prolonged period, I knew it was strange to suddenly struggle to remember the details fully after only two days. So now whenever I feel upset or stressed I quickly lock in to my heart, breathe deeply and give thanks, and that way I reduce my stress within the very moment. For bigger issues, I rely on the more advanced techniques that the book offers up as solutions. It is a valuable tool to draw on to counter the effects of stress in the quickest time possible. The book is available through their website and also through Amazon.
Cheers to your good health.
Best wishes,
Karlene
