Stress Management: Medical Risks of Stress.

We recently ran an article by Mary Desaulniers, called Can Stress Be Good For You which looked at both the negative effects of stress and the positive results that we could channel stress into to. In this article by Karen Cole-Peralta, an opposite approach is taken showing that very harmful effects of stress and expressing that to be our healthiest that stress must be reduced.

Karen's article starts as follows:

What is Stress?

Stress may be defined as the three-way relationship between demands on people, our feelings about those demands and our ability to cope with them.

Stress is most likely to occur in situations where:

1. Demands are high.
2. The amount of control we have is low.
3. There is limited support or help available for us.

Who is Affected Most by Stress?

Virtually all people experience stressful events or situations that overwhelm our natural coping mechanisms. And although some people are biologically prone to stress, many outside factors influence susceptibility as well.

For more of Karen's article simply go to Stress Management: Medical Risks of Stress.

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