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WHY
STRESS?
The
stresses of life may take many and varied forms. The death
of a spouse or a close relative, a divorce, getting fired,
making a change like moving, paying on your mortgage, all
are stressful. Even pleasant events like a marriage, getting
promoted, Christmas or driving a car are also stressful.
Stress is common to us all - business executives, factory
workers, teachers, repairmen, mothers and children. Stress
can come from painful experiences as it can also result
from pleasure. No one is immune to stress.
Stress
results from an event or a situation that places physical/psychological
demands upon you. When stress occurs, whether due to a happy
or unhappy event, complex physiological reactions occur
in the body that prepare one to "fight or flight." These
age-old responses date from prehistoric times when either
fighting or fleeing were the answers to the problems of
life in the jungle. In contemporary society we seldom actually
run or attack in response to stresses, so the resulting
bodily preparedness for dangers often remains unabaited.
To
understand how relaxation can be accomplished, we must first
understand what happens when we become tense.
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