The modern world confronts a person with a large number of tasks and goals, which together are stress factors and provoke a state of emotional tension. It reflects the psychophysiological readiness of the body to find internal resources to implement the plans. Such a load cannot be beneficial, and therefore leads to a feeling of chronic fatigue. To avoid the occurrence of regular psychological stress, leading to serious neurotic disorders, you need to learn to deal with your own negative emotions and understand the reasons that provoke them.
A modern person should know methods of dealing with stress
Causes
Most psychologists are inclined to believe that the reasons leading to such experiences are of 2 types:
- external,
- internal.
Internal reasons include the problem of inability to express emotions and experience them within oneself. Most people faced with this problem are prone to pessimism or have weak motivation and ingrained complexes. The initial effects may appear as mild internal tension and discomfort, but if this condition is prolonged, it can develop into a dangerous form of mental or physical illness.
People who have experienced deterioration in health due to psycho-emotional stress most often suffer from problems of the cardiovascular system. Cardiologists, while studying the problem, concluded that people who cannot cope with such an emotional illness are at risk, since the likelihood of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis, as well as periodic hypertension (hypertension), increases. When emotional stress reaches a critical level, along with a change in the rhythm of cardiac activity, the blood supply also changes.
It is important to understand that in moments of strong internal experiences there is a colossal load on the heart, sometimes leading to irreversible consequences.
External causes include stress factors—incidents that lead to the experience of acute negative emotions. These are situations that directly affect a person’s private life. They are associated with those locations to which the greatest amount of time is devoted and whose psychological climate is most important for emotional comfort. Mostly these are everyday problems, work environment, relationships with loved ones and relatives, interpersonal conflicts that have not been resolved for a long time.
In children
Children, just like adults, are subject to violent experiences and emotions, and in combination with enormous physical and psychological stress at school, they can suffer from nervous strain. The main criterion for choosing medications for a child is harmlessness and the absence of side effects, such as decreased concentration and memory, suppression of nervous system functions, and drowsiness. Many homeopathic or herbal medicines meet these criteria.
Preparations for relieving nervous tension in children:
- Adaptol.
- Glycine.
- Nervo-Vit.
- Novo-Passit.
- Persen.
- Tenoten.
- Motherwort extract.
Preventing Emotional Stress
Feeling emotional stress on your own is quite easy. A feeling of heightened discomfort arises when a person may be quite physically healthy, but he characterizes his state of mind as satisfactory and feels the need to quickly get rid of the feeling of emotional oppression. The most destructive way to get rid of a problem is to completely eliminate all stress factors and go into a psychological comfort zone, when any collision with an object that provokes internal tension has an unfavorable effect on the nervous system.
In order not to have to resort to such drastic measures, it is enough to learn to prevent the symptoms that characterize emotional stress and prevent the further development of neurotic disorders. There are several rules of mental hygiene, following which you can achieve a stable, balanced state and reduce the risk of stress factors:
- You shouldn't keep your experiences inside yourself. Every person has difficulties that are difficult for him to cope with on his own, and the accumulation of negative emotions inexorably leads to depression. To prevent this from happening, and to prevent a depressive state from affecting relationships with people around you, it is worth sharing your experiences with loved ones. A confidential conversation on an exciting topic will help alleviate internal conflict. If this is not possible, or there is a need for more qualified and professional support, then you should resort to practical psychology and contact a consulting psychologist to prescribe therapy.
- Attempts to resort to total control are the cause of most of both external and internal disagreements. Modern man is daily in the rhythm of life that requires him to fully mobilize his strength and pay attention to what is happening. The nervous system is subjected to tests, including experiences associated with unfinished gestalts, that is, those actions that did not receive a logical conclusion within the planned time frame. Therefore, there is a need to control everything that happens around. In this case, it is recommended to learn self-regulation techniques and let go of the situation as much as possible. It is important to realize that trying to keep everything in the usual state of affairs is a rather pointless exercise, because there are external factors that are sometimes impossible to influence.
- Self-development is the key to solving most personal problems that cause negative emotions. It often happens that everything necessary is in place to reduce everyday stress, and a person may be satisfied with the quality of life, but daily irritation accumulates. To relieve symptoms of internal tension, sometimes it is enough to find a pleasant activity: a new hobby or mastering a completely new profession. The best remedy against feelings of rejection of oneself and the environment is the correct setting of goals and their achievement - managing the emotional background during personal growth, the path to combating the emergence of an inferiority complex. Today there are a large number of psychotechniques aimed at solving this issue; each person can choose the direction that is most interesting to him.
Cleanse yourself from bad thoughts
This advice sounds quite banal, but getting rid of overwhelming thoughts, and even before bed, is incredibly difficult.
The day's situations begin to scroll through the head, the person tries to find a solution. All this is stressful and does not allow you to sleep normally.
In such a situation, you should first think about yourself. It is important to be able to switch yourself to something else.
For example, you can take headphones with music and try to fall asleep while listening to it, but you need to focus on the music, and not on your thoughts.
You can also try to deceive yourself, that is, mentally convince yourself to think about it in the morning.
Fighting methods
Even if all means of mental hygiene are directed against the occurrence of psycho-emotional stress, no one is immune from encountering unforeseen circumstances that have a strong destructive effect on the nervous system. It often happens that the mental state is exposed to stress factors and in order to cope with stress, you need to resort to special exercises that help achieve a calm perception of the surrounding reality. It is worth changing your attitude towards external manifestations that cannot be influenced. This is the first serious step to help relieve high levels of tension.
Yoga is a great stress reliever
Yoga
There are several bodily exercises that are related to yoga and help relieve emotional stress. It has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the central nervous system, restores the body after overwork and prolonged monotonous work.
When an adult experiences emotional stress and his mental state is not stabilized, the adrenal glands produce adrenaline, which activates all the internal resources of the body and encourages it to act no matter what.
To prevent critical harm to physical health, it is necessary to use up the produced adrenaline as quickly as possible; there is a bodily technique for this. To relieve growing psycho-emotional stress, you should perform a number of simple actions that will help get rid of the feeling of fatigue:
- Raise one hand above your head and lightly touch your opposite ear with your fingers.
- Place the middle and index fingers of your other hand towards the tip of your nose.
- Change the position of the hands: the right hand rises to the nose, and the left hand to the ear.
This elementary and effective treatment method allows you to combine the activities of the cerebral hemispheres.
There is a way to deal with emotional stress in the form of breathing exercises:
- Stand on your feet and straighten your back.
- Bend your elbows and clench your fingers into a hard fist.
- Stomp your feet energetically, tensing your entire core and taking deep breaths and exhalations.
This means of dealing with stress will be most effective if the person performing this technique has the opportunity to scream loudly. This helps to release the emotional shackles as much as possible and feel relief.
It is worth paying attention to the technique of combating nervous tension in the form of muscle stretching:
- Stand on your feet and straighten your back.
- Take a deep breath, and as you exhale, rise onto your toes.
- As you inhale, raise both arms, as you exhale, lower them and tense your muscles.
- Bend forward, mentally releasing tension.
- Maintain this position for about a minute and try to stay in it, but relax as much as possible.
- Abruptly return to the starting position, make movements that animals often perform after bathing, i.e. shake off “invisible drops”.
It is recommended to perform this technique several times at a slow pace until a feeling of pleasant freedom from accumulated tension appears in the patient’s body. These recovery methods are recommended for use as relaxation; it would be a good idea to drink a cup of herbal tea and take a cool, refreshing shower.
Sand therapy session
It is impossible not to mention the diagnosis and, at the same time, treatment of psycho-emotional disorders associated with the use of sand therapy. It was studied by the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung at the beginning of the twentieth century. He noticed that this method of dealing with emotional stress and mental disorders has a colossal effect, and interaction with sand provides a very important experience of reflection (self-knowledge) and helps relieve tension within oneself.
Pets
Tactile contact with animals deserves special attention. It has been proven that the biofield of pets has a beneficial effect on the fight against apathy caused by chronic fatigue. This is a quick way to restore strength and create a positive perception of the surrounding space.
Pets help relieve stress
Exercise stress
Many people find salvation from psycho-emotional stress in sports, because there are a large number of its types, everyone can find something to their liking.
The main thing is not to become dependent on sports and not consider it the only key to managing emotional problems: constant muscle tension is not the best way to get rid of chronic emotional fatigue.
Relaxation and meditation
One of the most effective remedies to get rid of stress. On the Internet you can find a lot of options for various practices; they will perfectly help relieve fatigue and stress.
If you systematically practice meditation, a person can easily protect himself from stress and abstract himself at the right time.
Over time, a person becomes resistant to stress and enjoys harmony with himself.
What is neurosis?
Neurosis is a disease in which a person loses the ability to cope with stressful situations . The body’s defenses and the formed psychological adaptation “break down” in this state, leading to exhaustion of the nervous system. This disease affects not only the psyche and the nervous system; a person often notices a malfunction of an internal organ or prolonged pain.
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Strong neurosis does not go unnoticed from the outside either. People around note increased irritability and deterioration in the physical condition of a person suffering from this disease.
Phytotherapeutic measures
It is possible to relieve cephalalgia after nervous tension without medications; a few effective herbal remedies are enough:
- Pain relief: decoctions and infusions of fireweed, peppermint, valerian, arrow;
- Infusions of ginseng, echinacea and lemongrass have a tonic effect;
- The soreness of certain areas of the head can be relieved by rubbing them with henbane oil and ammonia.
In addition, propolis infusion and various clay compresses with the addition of active extractive substances: peppermint or garlic are widely used for treatment.
Drug treatment
Usually, when seeking medical help, the patient’s priority goal is to get rid of cephalalgia as soon as possible. The following medications will help him with this:
- Antispasmodics for relieving vascular and muscle spasms: spasmolgon, Novigan;
- Soothing herbal medicines: tincture of motherwort or valerian, novopassit;
- Anti-anxiety medications. normalizing sleep and stimulating brain activity: glycine, glycised, pantogam;
- Vitamin and mineral support for a weakened body: vitamins C, B, iron, magnesium, etc.
During pregnancy
Many women experience constant nervous tension during pregnancy. This is explained by hormonal changes in the body, increased physical activity, and the awakening of maternal instincts, which make the mother worry about the unborn child. In this case, the prescription of medications is made only by a doctor after considering all the risks of the effect of sedatives on the development of the fetus. Allowed for use during pregnancy:
- Magne B6.
- Novo-Passit.
- Persen.
- Valerian or motherwort extract in tablets.
Sociologists have calculated that every third city dweller lives in a state of nervous tension - this is especially true in big cities. Whether these calculations are correct or not is not the point, but the fact that the majority of city residents experience chronic stress is hard to ignore today.
We get it not only from the bustle, crowds and traffic jams, but also from inhaling polluted air, electromagnetic fields around us, irregular and unhealthy diet, and many other negative influences. At work, too, everything is not always great, and even at home, when communicating with our family, we cannot completely avoid stress: after all, our relatives and friends live in the same atmosphere.
