Article by Lisa

1. Rest whenever you canFinding time to relax seems simple, but sometimes very difficult. However, not only is good for you, but is great for the baby, so do not feel guilty for taking the time to “do nothing”.

While you’re at work, trying to find a place where you can relax during lunch and put your legs up and, when you get home, remove some housework. Although many of us like having the house shining, now is the time to be a perfectionist. If you already have children it is more difficult to find time to relax, but you could ask your partner, a friend or the grandparents to care for them one evening from time to time so you can enjoy a well deserved rest.

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my mother was severely depressed, terrorized and stressed because she had a heartless and abusive husband. I’ve noticed I have low concentration, forgetfulness, stuttering/slur speech, anxiety and difficulties following instructions. also im gay. Can this be caused by the fluctuating hormones during pregnancy caused by depression & stress.

The reported incidence of phobic behavior is at least four times greater for women than it is for men. Some estimates suggest there are ten times as many phobic women as phobic men. Yet no one has ever been able to offer a satisfactory explanation for this.

Of course many people, both professional and nonprofessional, have tried to explain these puzzling statistics. Some suggest that “women are more emotional than men,” that “women think too much,” or that “women have nothing better to do all day than worry.” Others suggest that men are less willing to admit they have a problem and that these “closet phobics” are biasing the statistics.

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Some stress in our life is beneficial for motivation and action, on the down side, long term stress is among the top ten most common ailments suffered in this country, resulting in an adverse affect on our well being.

Depression, low libido, anxiety, hair loss, eczema and irritable bowel, can all be attributed to stress, resulting in a figure as high as 90% of visits to the doctor being stress-related. For example, when we are stressed we produce too much adrenaline which makes the heart beat faster and raises blood pressure.

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Stress is the biggest threat to human problem now days. But can do you actually know are you really suffering from stress and depression. Stress is of many types and is related to may types of things like happiness, sadness, allergies, physical stress and even emotional stress which lots of people are suffering from without even knowing.

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Teen Stress Can Be Reduced with Solid Stress Management Strategies

Teen stress is a common problem with this generation becoming known as the MPOD Generation. MPOD=MySpace and IPod.   If you are part of this generation, then you have never known life without cell-phones, or personal computers. You have grown up with online-socializing, chatting with a community of friends that probably has a larger population than the town in which you reside.  You live on instant messages and wireless technology.  And yet, as a member of this techno-savvy generation you may be experiencing stress levels higher than previous generations.  You are one of over 30 million teenagers, ages 12-20 years.  You see your future to include serious issues such as war, terrorism and a faltering economy.  The US has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world.  Obesity is quickly becoming an epidemic among our youth, increasing the problems of self-esteem and anger management, not to mention the increases in health issues including type 2 diabetes, depression, and increases chances of heart disease.

And here you are as a teenager, juggling many roles on a daily basis.  Do you have the scheduling demands of fitting in a part time job?  Are you a member of a varsity sport–with practices and more practices?  Maybe you are studying for the SAT’s.  Have you thought about what college is right for you?  How will you pay for college?  What about that term paper due next week?  Do you have a date for the prom?  Is your best friend mad at you?  What did you say? No wonder you are feeling overwhelmed.

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The mental health of people depends on the events of their life experiences. PTSD is a mental disorder that develops as a result of a terribly frightening experience, serious, or it extremely dangerous.

They suffer from post traumatic stress disorder continue to experience the trauma in one way or another. To avoid re-experiencing the trauma, they tend to avoid people, places and everything that reminds them of the event. In fact, are very sensitive to incidents of regular life. This condition has been in existence since we began to suffer trauma.

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Little or big worries all add up to anxiety.  Some people can be habitual worriers, while some could have had an experience that makes them feel anxious.  Some individuals end up having a social phobia, or become panic-stricken.  Others can be sad for a prolonged spell of time that makes them very depressed.  Effexor is one of the medicines used for treating depression and anxiety in people above 18 years in age.

An imbalance of serotonin and norepinephrine – neurotransmitters used by the brain to send and receive messages – is believed to be the cause of various mental disorders in people.  Normally, these chemicals function smoothly, but when less of these are available due to a reuptake by the parent nerve, it can lead to disorders such as depression and anxiety.  Effexor or Venlafaxine blocks this reuptake, which helps the brain to function normally.  This medicine is used for treating depression, as well as anxiety and related disorders.  

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As a psychologist friend of mine once told me if you don’t feel stress in your life you’re not paying attention. Everyone experiences stress, even pregnant women. What is not clear, however, is whether stress can have harmful affects on pregnancy.

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Managing stress has proved very difficult and this is the story across the vast majority of society. Before looking at the difficulties of managing stress, it will be vital to know what exactly stress is and how it comes about. Lazarus in his model of stress put it very clearly and described stress as the situation that occurs when your resources seem to have been depleted by the outside demand until you feel you have nothing to offer. Stress is one of those things that is best experienced so that you can know exactly what it feels like. You will always have stressful situations as long as you are alive and therefore, everyone has an idea of what stress is all about. Stressors are causes of stress and they can be external or internal.

Stress reacts very differently in people and there is therefore no standard system that can totally describe effects of stress. This is owed to the unique functions of the brains of individuals. This is the main reason why managing stress is so difficult. Firstly, when you are stressed you will have all kinds of symptoms and, when you visit a specialist, they have to rule out all possibilities to arrive at stress and stress diagnosis is not very easy. Some of the symptoms and signs of stress might be anger which seems to be directed at everyone, very low self esteem, irritation and impatience, confusion and so many others. Some of the physical signs include insomnia or lack of sleep, too much sleep, panic attacks, low energy and poor concentration, a nasty feeling in your stomach and so many others.

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