Kathryn Hodgson

Stress

So many people seem to be suffering from stress that I decide to put all the relevant resources in one place.

Average stress levels are rising and that affects quality of life on every level, both as individuals and as a whole. For most people it's not that bad, until it is and then it is difficult to recover from. We put up with minor affects until they accumulate and cause real problems. And yet we are designed to be able to achieve so much more with so little stress if we operate efficiently and look after ourselves. We learn how to get the best out of gadgets we buy, so why not ourselves??? The hardest part is that once we are stressed it can be so difficult to get ourselves out of (but not impossible, and easier with help).

'Prevention is better than cure' is so apt for stress, and prevention makes you feel good and achieve more too, and has a knock on effect throughout society. It's a win-win. And anyone can learn the skills needed to live a stress free life. It is not about finding more time to relax and saying no, it's about changing what it is in you that generates the stress in the first place and learning how to manage your own energy levels so you can do more. Stress is not about what happens outside of you but how you respond to it. Sure, some situations need you to work harder to stay calm, but it's still within your control - once you learn how.

I used to be so stressed I thought I had been possessed as I became a different person, so I know how horrible it is. I also know that there seems to be a collective denial about whether it is normal or inevitable, and that masking it with drugs and other addictions is the answer. Don't put up with stress just because others do. As I said - prevention is always better than cure. And so much nicer too! We deserve to feel good.

OK, so here are some resources to help you:

Peace for stressed People

Achieve more and stress less

How to stop worrying

Instant Relaxation

Highly Sensitive People

(in my experience most stressed people are HSP)

Meditation

(from my newsletter)

You Tube

(includes a video on how to calm a manic mind)