STRESS MANAGEMENT

Pam Paradise

Appointments: 0800 781 7917

Index to this page:

• The nature of stress
• Managing your stress
• One-to-One Training
• Seminars and workshops

THE NATURE OF STRESS

Stress is a normal part of life. If we are in a situation which we perceive as threatening, our bodies respond with a series of physical changes which are instinctive reactions to danger. These changes in the body are known collectively as the Flight or Fight syndrome.

• Then heartbeat increases to pump blood more quickly to carry oxygen and nutrients to cells.
• As the heartbeat increases the blood pressure rises.
• Adrenaline and other hormones are released into the bloodstream.
• The liver releases stored sugar for more energy.
• The pupils dilate to let in more light.
• All the senses are sharpened.
• Muscle tense ready for movement.
• Blood flow is constricted in the hands and feet and they become cold.
• The body sweats to cool itself.

In a situation which is not life-threatening, these physical changes may be experienced as extremely unpleasant, causing palpitations, pain in the muscles from excessive tension, insomnia, breathlessness, numbness, tingling, dizziness, nausea, fainting, headaches, indigestion, diarrhoea, fatigue, chest pains, blurred vision and shaking.

The good news is that these symptoms show that your physical body is working properly by responding to stress in the way it is designed to. However, you can learn to control these symptoms in a simple and enjoyable way which will also leave you feeling mentally calmer and more in control.

MANAGING YOUR STRESS

Stress management Training works by breaking down the Fight or Flight Syndrome into three inter-related systems:

• Firstly, our thoughts.
• Secondly, the physical response to stress.
• Thirdly, the behaviour which results from these.

With training in Stress Management Techniques you can learn to create relaxed and positive habits of thought and you can learn techniques of physical relaxation. These two changes together will result in relaxed and appropriate behaviour enabling you to achieve your desired goals in life.

ONE-TO-ONE TRAINING

This consists of a course of 6-8 one hour sessions. Each session will teach you more about the origins and expressions of the symptoms of stress, and explain how you can learn to control or manage those symptoms. Research shows that the better understanding people have about stress, the better they are able to manage it effectively. You will also be given a different relaxation technique at each session and be given a tape to use each day at home between sessions.

This course achieves results by a logical sequence of training in the areas of :

• Muscular and mental relaxation.
• Deep breathing and breath control techniques.
• Discovering and challenging negative thinking patterns,
• Positive thinking.
• The development of self-confidence.
• The elimination of unwanted behaviour.

Stress Management Training really can help you to change but like any other skill worth learning it takes practise and commitment.

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

There is an increasing awareness among employers of the effects of stress on their workforce, and on their pockets too with recent record pay-outs being awarded to former employees who have sought compensation for stress and illness caused by work.

Prevention is always the best policy and can be provided at your company premises in the following ways:

• One hour talk advising on warning signs of stress and how to avoid it getting worse.
• Half day seminar teaching self-help techniques.
• Full day experiential workshop.

Please contact me for full details and prices.

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