Can Stress Be A Matter Of Judgment?
Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to stress, which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill.
Stress, a matter of judgment
In becoming stressed, people must therefore make two main judgments: firstly they must feel threatened by the situation, and secondly they must doubt that their capabilities and resources are sufficient to meet the threat.
Damaging Stress
How stressed someone feels depends on how much damage they think the situation can do them, and how closely their resources meet the demands of the situation. This sense of threat is rarely physical. It may, for example, involve perceived threats to our social standing, to other people’s opinions of us, to our career prospects or to our own deeply held values.
The Immune System's Response to Acute Stress
The effect on the immune system from confrontation with the bear is similar to marshaling a defensive line of soldiers to potentially critical areas.
1. The steroid hormones dampen parts of the immune system, so that infection fighters (including important white blood cells) or other immune molecules can be redistributed.
2. These immune-boosting troops are sent to the body's front lines where injury or infection is most likely, such as the skin, the bone marrow, and the lymph nodes.
The Acute Response in the Mouth and Throat
As the bear gets closer, fluids are diverted from nonessential locations, including the mouth. This causes dryness and difficulty in talking. In addition, stress can cause spasms of the throat muscles, making it difficult to swallow.
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I would agree with that, and it does impact on our bodies to. music helps me when stress comes upon me
Yes Katie dearest, that is true there are really some beautiful music that can relieve stress, if we can just find time to listen to them. Thank you for your comment.
I really do think stress can be a matter of judgment. Perspective is everything and can be changed--I've done it. You can choose not to view something as a disaster and, instead, look at the potential. A stress ball doesn't hurt either. :)
Exactly, if we can learn how to use those stressful situation as a bridge to cross onto something better than a hazard obstacle, we may realize that it is just a matter of judgement as you rightly said.
Thank you dearest for the beautiful comment.
Stress is not so bad thing. Our ancestors had a lot of it. They ran and escaped from predators and forgot it. Now people like to spin negative thoughts in heads, forgot how to enjoy simple things. Few people meditate and give thanks for what they have.
I wish most of us were have a beautiful mindset like yours, because not many of us take stress the way you see it and because our heads are always buried under stress, we do not take time to pray or
meditate or to seek alleviation from simple things like stress ball either.
Thank you very much for bringing that point out.
Unfortunately, it's impossible to avoid stress. Times are more stressful than I can remember. Would be nice if we could wave a magic wand. Thanks again for the excellent post!
I use to hate it to until I find many things that I can do to alleviate it Joze dearest.
Thanks Loide...we all experience stress, to a lesser or larger extent, in our lives...sometimes without fully understanding what's going on. Your post, hopefully, may help someone out there to get back on track and move on with their life.
I sincerely hope that too, because a problem share is a problem solved. Thank ypou for your thoughtful comment bro.
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