Health

Useful and stimulating in small doses, stress can also make you sick. Controlling it means putting all the chances on your side to maintain good health.

WHAT IS STRESS?

Stress is the body's response to any physical or psychological aggression, positive or negative.

HOW DOES MY BODY REACT?

The heart beats faster, breathing accelerates and thus brings more oxygen to the muscles and tissues. The body releases adrenaline which stimulates the heart. The liver releases sugar and fats to immediately meet energy needs.
Your body is then able to react effectively.
Normally, these are normal mechanisms that hardly tire you.
On the other hand, when the demands are repetitive and exceed its resistance and adaptation capacities, your body cannot keep up the pace in the long term.

STRESS AT WORK

PUT IT IN RELATIVITY

Make a scale of the importance of events to give interest to the elements that are truly essential to your balance.

AVOID CENTRING YOUR WHOLE LIFE ON WORK

Find a complementary activity to change your center of interest.

RELAX YOURSELF

Take breaks of a few minutes during the day, including on public transport or in traffic jams, by listening to music for example.

LEARN TO BREATHE

Take a few deep breaths to decompress and release tension.

STRESS IN THE FAMILY

DISCONNECT

Leave your work problems at the office, devote yourself to your family life.

Try to be mentally present with those around you.

DON'T TAKE OTHERS' PROBLEMS ON YOUR SHOULDERS

You can advise, but not take on everything.

You can help, but not take your place.

GET HELP

Ask your husband/wife, your children for help.
Don't go beyond what you can do.

LEARN TO SAY NO

Refusing doesn't make you a selfish monster.

THINK ABOUT YOURSELF

SLEEP

Establish sleep rituals: reading, music, bathing... in order to approach the night in a relaxed way. Go to bed as soon as you feel tired so as not to miss the start of your sleep cycle.

EAT A BALANCED EAT

Always choose a balanced diet by favoring whole grains, vegetable oils and oily fish which provide a feeling of satiety. You will thus avoid sweet or salty snacks.
Avoid stimulants: tobacco, alcohol, tea, coffee.
Have a light dinner in the evening.

DO SPORT

Walk for half an hour, do physical exercise three times a week or walk a little every day. It's a good way to clear your mind.

TREAT YOURSELF

Give yourself some free time to recharge your batteries.

RELAX

You can also use yoga or sophrology sessions.
Sophrology is a psychological and therapeutic method that seeks to control pain or psychological discomfort and balance the personality.
This relaxation technique increases the level of relief through relaxation, general release and the use of positive thoughts.
Finally, hypnosis allows you to protect yourself from the negative emotions that generate anxiety. The hypnotic space allows you to think less and no longer force yourself to answer all your own questions. Self-hypnosis offers an alternative or complement to conventional anxiolytic therapies. Ask your doctor for advice, who may refer you to a qualified hypnotherapist.
Write down your schedule and anything that seems to have a positive effect on your stress so you can discuss it at your next appointment.