Stress Management or stress relief techniques are well researched ways to combat stress, the response of the body to threat or danger, in which the body prepares for immediate fight or flight. Stress has a number of symptoms, including a high level of alertness, and thinking which may be speeded up, or racing. Other symptoms of stress may include palpitations, sweating, 'butterflies' or a churning feeling in the stomach, breathlessness, and other symptoms.

Stress is an emergency mechanism. It allows a person to operate at very high levels of performance for short periods, and is normally followed by a period of rest and recovery.
When this state of alertness and tension continues for long periods without the opportunity to rest and recover, thinking and body functions can begin to pay the price.

Simply, a person may discover that even when (s)he has the opportunity, (s)he cannot relax, and allow the body to recover - it is as though body and mind have forgotten how. Even though a person's situation may become easier, high stress levels may mean that his/her ability to function efficiently has suffered, and (s)he may still experience difficulty coping - and continue to experience stress as a result. The appetite may be lost, or the sufferer may eat to excess. Sleep patterns may be disrupted.

If this high stress continues, physical symptoms can result. Excema, asthma, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, stomach ulcers, certain kinds of arthritis, and other illnesses are now considered to be potential results of high stress.

Happily, a person can easily be taught to re-learn the ability to relax properly, even though (s)he may have been trying to keep going with high stress levels for many years. More and more of those who need to be able to perform excellently - professional business and sports people for example - regard stress management work as an absolutely essential part of continuing success.

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