What is Stress?

If you are constantly stressed for a long period of time psychological processes within the body are compromised.

Stress is one of those things many people dismiss as it is something we are all expected to “know” how to manage. The truth is many of us don’t have healthy tools on how to manage stress. There are so many people that are consciously or even unconsciously using tools to cope with stress that may be more damaging to their health than good.

The Truth

There is no doubt that we live in a very fast paced and highly stressed world. Our modern lifestyles expose us to increasing levels of new stressors that we had not previously encountered. Things such as decreased rest, inflammation, more information, increased toxin exposure and burden, more technology, increased financial pressures, more noise, lost connections with nature and the breakdown of family and support systems contribute to dysregulation in our stress responses which can lead to disease initiation or progression.

Many people are not even aware and do not know that they are stressed and what is stress as it has become the new “normal” way of feeling.

We have faced some very trying times collectively and even if you think this hasn’t been a stressful time for you we are all collectively stressed and in some way whether you're aware to it or not it can affect you. You maybe expressing stress in a different way than others.

There are many resources, tools and therapeutic treatments that we could recommend helping support a healthy stress response. Contact BSC if you are interested.