BLOG 4: DEALING WITH STRESS

Hello,today i will talk about dealing with stress.

First, the concept of stress goes back to the 1930’s, when a young Austrian 20 year old, medical student, noted that all the patients studied showed that common symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, etc. This caught his attention and called it the "syndrome of being sick".

For the OMS, stress is "the set of physiological reactions that prepare the body for action." According to MINSAL, in Chile 1 in 4 people suffer from stress, as reflected in 30% of medical leave because of this.

There are many causes of stress among these are:
-Social: work, family, and other relationships.
- Biological: disease.
- Chemical, alcohol, snuff, drugs.
- Weather: cold, heat. Etc.

One or more of these factors can cause stress, and some of the symptoms that occur are tachycardia, trouble sleeping, change in appetite, nervousness, poor concentration, severe headaches, muscle aches, increased sensitivity to any situation.

It is very important to manage stress, because it has implications of varying severity, such as hypertension, tachycardia, bronchial asthma, hyperventilation syndrome, accelerating the development of infectious diseases, peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, constipation, itching, excessive sweating, atopic dermatitis, alopecia, tics, tremors, muscle spasms, fears, phobias, personality disorders, drug use, etc.

To avoid these consequences, there are different ways to combat stress, and accept offers of help, do one thing at a time, know their own limits, not being too competitive, talk to someone, get away from stress, practice breathing slow using the bottom of the lungs, using relaxation techniques, etc.