Stress
Management: Coping With Stress (E)
by
Laurus Nobilis
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What
is the
Stress?
What are the means of coping with stress? What are
Binaural Beats and how
are they relieving stress?
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Posted:
July 2008 |
Modified
Aug 2008 |
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In
the contemporary life the word "Stress" can be
heard very often in every field of life: school,
university, sport, at work. The last one, at work stress
is very common in most of the professions today. In
every business unit there is a certain business
objective, limited with time frame and resources, with
great expectation of "stakeholders" that this
objective should be accomplished. In the situation of
pressure toward the goal, pressure of time deadlines and
pressure of limited resources, it is obvious that in the
middle of this pressuring environment there is the area
affected by these forces. The meeting point of these
forces is the focal point of stress that influences
person who is responsible.
So
how can an individual "survive" in this
stressful environment? Is he/she will quit job
immediately upon being exposed to stress? Or he/she will
go to sick leave? Well, normally the answer should be no. The
person should already have or try to learn the Stress Management
techniques. Some of us absorb and manage the stress
easily, but some of us not. Still, the Stress Management
is the skill that can be learned. So,
the question is what to do in order to successfully cope
with stress.
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In
order to understand the stress-unstress mechanism,
observe the following experiment on the simple
sponge. Take the sponge in your hand and squeeze
it. What happened? The sponge responded to your
pressure by adjusting it shape and size to a new
"requirement". |
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another example, the carton box. Do the same what
you did with the sponge and observe what happened.
The box "resisted" to your pressure for
a very short time. Then it is being destroyed by
your hand. Now, let go back to our sponge. If you
release it you will see it returning to its
original size and shape. |
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From
this example we can learn 3 basic steps of stress
relief:
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Anticipate
- There
is always some "Force" or "Rule"
in any segment of our life that we might be exposed
eventually. We must be aware of it and be ready. We
can not expect to exist in a perfectly stress-free
world. Understanding this and adjusting ourselves
accordingly will help us.
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Adjust
- When
we face stress
situation, we must adopt. If we do not adopt we must
learn to do so, or we will be hurt, sooner or later.
We will learn to adopt stress by following the rules
and by observing others that are coping with stress
successfully.
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Relax
- Still,
even if we are skillful in handling stress, we must
find some time of not being exposed to stress, in
order to fully recover. No matter how good we are in
managing stress, the best way of managing stress is
time when we are not exposed to it.
Of
course we can not live in isolation in order to avoid
stress. We must live and face the life. The point is to
utilize time between stressful periods in a best
possible way. These periods recharge our batteries and
strengthen us for a new challenges.
There
are many ways to relax in these relief periods.
Exercise, time with friends and family, reading a book,
sleeping, enjoin landscapes, watching the movies or
listening music, or even meditate.
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of the best ways of coping with stress is meditation
relaxation while
listening meditative Brainwave audio programs,
based on "Binaural Beats", which will
entrain you into state of mind that will help you
to relax and be ready to meet challenges of
life. |
Brain's EEG pattern always consists of a wide
range of different frequencies. The most dominant
of them determines the current state of mind, but
note that this is not any "exact frequency
the brain is operating on". There are always
also other frequency components present. |
How
these audio relaxation programs work? Basically, these
programs "tune" your brain to desired
frequency that will make certain effect. Their effect
depends of their purpose. Some of these programs help
you relax, some will make you sleep. They will make you
alert or even make you eager for learning. Brainwave
audio programs can also help you in meditation, during
the work or even healing. Simply chose the right program
for the right situation.
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Brainwave Frequencies: |
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State:
Frequency:
State of Mind:
Delta
0.5–4Hz
Deep sleep
Theta
4–8Hz
Drowsy (also first stage of sleep)
Alpha
8–14Hz
Relaxed but alert
Beta
14–30Hz
Highly alert and focused |
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The
best products in this industry are created in Brain
Sync. This team has a wide range of audio
programs that will help you achieve different goals.
The
Stress Relief audio program work on tuning your brain
waves to Alfa and Theta brainwaves. While listening the
calming sounds of audio entrainment you will gradually
relax and meet desired state
of mind. Secondly, after a
period of listening these relaxing audio programs, you
will train your mind's ability to relax. After a period
of time you will get a skill of auto-relaxing even
without any aid, only by the simple intention to relax.
For
more details about relieving Stress, but also other
programs, visit the Brain
Sync web site. Check for more details and
take what is best for you.
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