Stress - the negative dividend of our modern lifestyles. As our World wizzes forward at warp speed - our stress levels rise accordingly.Causing all manner of physical and emotional ailments. When experiencing long-term stress, your brain is exposed to increased levels of a hormone called cortisol. This exposure weakens your immune system, making it easier for you to get sick. Stress can contribute to worsening symptoms of your mental illness. For example, in schizophrenia, it can encourage hallucinations and delusions, while in bipolar disorder, it can trigger episodes of both mania and depression. Knowing what situations cause it is the first step in coping with this very common experience. Everyone has his own stress threshold. Certain things that may upset you out might not even make one of your friends raise an eyebrow. Some people are affected when they experience large crowds and noisy environments, while others react to silence and free time. While we can't hope to eliminate stress from our lives completely - we can learn to manage it. Developing a personalized approach to reducing stress can help you manage your mental health condition and improve your quality of life. Once you've learned what your triggers are. In this ground breaking book British behavioral Psycologist Anthony Clayton Carr explains how we can ,mnimize the efftects of stress to live positive and productive lives.
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