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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    What are some of the top major stressors in life?

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  • Dr Julie Day

    Chiropractor

    Safe, gentle, effective chiropractic care for happy, healthy families. View Profile

    When most people think of stress, they are thinking of the mental/emotional kind. The major emotional stressors are negative thinking, worry, anxiety, ingratitude. 
    Stressors can also come from physical and chemical sources. Physical stressors include sitting for extended periods, not exercising daily, poor posture. Chemical stressors include eating food that is man-made/processed. 
    Thinking, moving and eating in a way that is not congruent with your genetic requirements is a stressor.
    Our bodies need to move/exercise daily. A diet rich in organic fruit and vegetables. And of attitude of gratitude

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  • Shona Cassell

    Psychologist, Sport Psychologist

    Shona is the principle psychologist of Keeping U On Track and a local resident of the Sutherland Shire. Shona is a registered psychologist and has … View Profile

    According to the  “Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale”, the top life stressors are related to things that bring about change in our lives - some within our control and some outside our control. For example, death of a loved one, relationship breakdown, injury or illness, financial stressors, changing jobs, lifestyle changes etc. The key to dealing with all this change is to focus on what is and is not within your control. You might not be able to control the situation itself but you can control the thoughts and feelings you have around the stressor.

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  • Muriel Cooper

    Psychologist

    I specialise in stress, anxiety and depression as well as general psychology. I have been a counsellor and psychologist for nearly 20 years and firmly … View Profile

    Shona has mentioned the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale and control.  I'd add one of the most stressful things is worry - and worry is often about your communication with yourself (self-talk).
    Learning how to deal with worry can reduce stress and anxiety dramatically. 
    How do you know it's a worry (rather than a genuine concern)? - it's persisitant, pervasive and does nothing at all to fix the problem - it's just your survival brain waving it's arms around in the air and saying ‘danger Will Robinson’ whout doing a thing about it. 
    Be mindful to seperate endless worry loops from genuine concerns - then if it's a genine concern - write it down and write down as many things as you can think of, that you do can do about it.  Then put your written work away in a visually striking place (a book or a ‘worry box). 
    Then when your brain wants you to worry, be firm and tell it ’it's in the book' or ‘it’s in the box'.
    Result - not no stress - but stress in perspective. 
    If you feel your stress is out of control, see a professional.

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