Comments on: The news that stress can make your disease worse … can be harmful to your health http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2007/08/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:24:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rosalind http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2007/08/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Rosalind Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:54:29 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2007/08/22/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/#comment-1219 I think we have to stop being afraid -- of feeling sick or sicker. It's not a helpful stance. I think we have to stop being afraid — of feeling sick or sicker. It’s not a helpful stance.

]]> By: Stephanie http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2007/08/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Stephanie Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:29:19 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2007/08/22/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/#comment-1217 I understand that stress makes our symptoms worse. But at the same time, I wonder how many people drop out of life because they are afraid that stress is an insurmountable challenge. As a lupus patient, I know that stress is very bad for me. But dropping out of life and not being engaged in activities are fulfilling are enormously stressful to me. We have to learn how to manage the challeges, not avoid them all together. We will never experience life that way. I understand that stress makes our symptoms worse. But at the same time, I wonder how many people drop out of life because they are afraid that stress is an insurmountable challenge. As a lupus patient, I know that stress is very bad for me. But dropping out of life and not being engaged in activities are fulfilling are enormously stressful to me. We have to learn how to manage the challeges, not avoid them all together. We will never experience life that way.

]]> By: Taunee Besson http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2007/08/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Taunee Besson Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:47:08 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2007/08/22/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/#comment-1131 Many wise people say that stress is bad for you. In fact, it's a major trigger for some chronic diseases such as fibromyalgia. Based u[on my experience, there are two ways to eliminate stress: withdraw from the situation or change your response. We usually can't control what's causing our stress, but we can often deal with it differently. For instance, if I'm caught in a long, unmoving grocery line, I people watch, answer emails, day dream, pull a trashy magazine from the display and flip through it, etc.The line's not going to move any faster no matter how much I fidget or fret. A long time ago a therapist friend said that, in unpleasant situations, we need to put on our psychic armor and not allow ourselves to be hooked. While that's therapy jargon, it's pretty easy to interpret. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to turn this advice into day-to-day behavior. With practice, it's doable. Taunee Many wise people say that stress is bad for you. In fact, it’s a major trigger for some chronic diseases such as fibromyalgia.

Based u[on my experience, there are two ways to eliminate stress: withdraw from the situation or change your response. We usually can’t control what’s causing our stress, but we can often deal with it differently.

For instance, if I’m caught in a long, unmoving grocery line, I people watch, answer emails, day dream, pull a trashy magazine from the display and flip through it, etc.The line’s not going to move any faster no matter how much I fidget or fret.

A long time ago a therapist friend said that, in unpleasant situations, we need to put on our psychic armor and not allow ourselves to be hooked. While that’s therapy jargon, it’s pretty easy to interpret.

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to turn this advice into day-to-day behavior. With practice, it’s doable.

Taunee

]]> By: sleep disorders guide http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2007/08/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 sleep disorders guide Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:46:47 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2007/08/22/the-news-that-stress-can-make-your-disease-worse-can-be-harmful-to-your-health/#comment-1129 If a person does not use the creative side of the brain then he or she will have difficulty solving problems. As we can see, stress has many fundamentals that surround its function; therefore, understanding the entirety of stress can eliminate confusion. http://www.selfhelpzone.com/stress-management/stress-can-result-in-confusion/ If a person does not use the creative side of the brain then he or she will have difficulty solving problems. As we can see, stress has many fundamentals that surround its function; therefore, understanding the entirety of stress can eliminate confusion.

http://www.selfhelpzone.com/stress-management/stress-can-result-in-confusion/

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