By Abbas Abedi

Stress refers to the feeling caused by a lot of pressure and demands at home, at work, at school, etc. It can also be a result of life’s events like death within family or friends, lost of job, marital break-up, major catastrophe, etc.

Stress has emotional and physical effects that may create negative or positive feelings. Stress, on rare occasions, drives people to do their best and pushes them to the limit to do amazing things. However, most of the time, stress results to anger, rejection, depression, and distrust.

Studies show that people who are always stressed out experience health problems like high blood pressure, upset stomach, frequent headaches, heart disease, insomnia, and stroke.

100% of people experience stress at least once in their lives and it is perfectly normal. However, when it affects people negatively and prohibits them from living their lives fully, it is a sign that a professional is needed to effectively manage stress.

Here are the types of stress and their symptoms:

1. Acute Stress.

This is the most common type of stress that affects people on a regular basis. It is usually caused by pressures or demands of life, real or imagined. Acute stress has short-term effects and does not cause extensive damage to people who experience it. Common symptoms include anxiety, irritability, and anger that specifically target human emotions.

In addition, it causes muscular problems like jaw pain, extreme headache, and muscular tensions that prohibit a person to function comfortably. Other symptoms include heartburn, diarrhea, and constipation.

It is important to note that these symptoms may appear during major events. It is normal for people to be stressed when they suddenly lost employment or someone dear to them. It is natural to get some of the symptoms mentioned above, but they should only be temporary. The problem starts when people do not move on for a considerable amount of time and they display the same symptoms for a long period of time. These people require professional help in order to overcome stressful events.

2. Periodic Acute Stress.

This is the type of stress that is being experienced frequently. Experts have deeply associated episodic or periodic acute stress to managers, lawyers, business owners, etc. They are usually short-tempered, tense, anxious, and irritable. They generally make their office an extremely stressful place.

Symptoms on this type of stress include hypertension, heart disease, tension headaches, chest pain, and migraine. People who are suffering from this kind of stress should seek immediate professional help.

3. Chronic Stress.

This is what experts call destructive stress because it destroys minds, bodies, and lives. This is commonly seen on people who have dysfunctional families, suffer from poverty, or are generally unhappy about their marriage and job. Most people suffering from chronic stress commit suicide or die from heart attack and stroke. Chronic stress leads to extreme depression and requires extensive medical and behavioral treatment as well as stress management.

Symptoms include frequent conflict with employers, friends, family members, and co-workers, frequent change in employment, inability to socialize, and workplace and domestic violence.

Stress can be beneficial or destructive depending on how it is handled. Knowing the symptoms on when to seek professional help to manage stress cannot only improve the quality of life, but it can ultimately save lives.

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By Saleem Rana

Sally was in the office, bored out of her mind. Her boss had gone home two hours earlier and there had been no work since. She was also nearly in tears.

As the personal assistant over the years to the General Manager of Ace Shipping Services, her job duties had expanded over the years.

This was mainly due to the rapid turnover in the company.

Somebody had to fill in the gap—make sure the phones are answered, the letters to clients written, the customer service complaints handled, and sometimes even the service of the company pitched to another business.

Once in a while, she even had to make personal delivery.

Today, her boss, Steven Allen had yelled at her. Not really yelled, just raised his voice slightly.

Yelling was what he did to the others. Still, she was perturbed.

Yes, she did understand what was going on. The company had just lost another major contract because it had not delivered on time. Again, they had been short on help. Filipe, the new guy, had not shown up after his third day at work.

Yes, she had made some embarrassing mistakes in spelling and dispatched the apology letter off to the client in haste—thus confirming to the world at large the incompetence of Ace.

She sighed…some days, she wished she had a better job.

A delivery man came in with a letter and asked her to sign for it.

She was about to just put it on Steve’s desk when she noticed it was addressed to her.

Intrigued, especially since nobody ever wrote to her, she opened it up.

Dear Sally:

You have the perfect job. Chances are you don’t even know it.

If you don’t think you have a perfect job, it’s because you’re looking in the wrong place.

You’re looking at the place you go to do something that will give you enough money to pay your bills.

That’s your job in the country you live in. It’s your job in this world.

But you’re not just a citizen of a small part of the planet.

You’re a citizen of the universe.

And that’s where your job gets really exciting and pays the big money and offers all the perks.

Your job here is to ASK for what you want.

You do this asking through thoughts and words. And if you really want to escalate things, you can do it through actions, too.

Our universal fulfillment house then directly drop-ships your order to your address.

Now, if you’re one of these people who like to go the extra mile, there is another aspect of your job, too.

When you get your order shipped, give thanks and be joyful.

That’s part of your job, too.

It’s a little tougher to do, no doubt. But somebody has to do it, right? And it might as well be you.

At your service,

Universal Services, Inc.

P.S. We’re looking forward to your next order.

About The Author

Saleem Rana would love to share his inspiring ideas with you. Hunting everywhere for a life worth living? Discover the life of your dreams. His book, Never Ever Give Up is offered at no cost to stimulate your success. http://www.theempoweredsoul.com/enter.html