This blog contribution by Joseph Maussen describes a way of helping with a common problem we are all likely to face – that of feeling tense or stressed. Sometimes this is related to difficulties in our personal lives or pressures at work or university, but, while the causes may be complex, it can be useful to think about how we carry tensions within ourselves and our bodies and how we can
actively develop ways of improving our sense of well being. Tension which continues over a long
period can end up affecting our health. How do we know if we are tense? Strangely, we can be so habitually tense that we accept our tense state as normal. (And it is true that a certain degree of tension can help motivate us to get on with a task.) The following are some of the symptoms which may identify undue tension:
● muscular tension, aches and pains
● difficulties with sleeping
● loss of appetite, stomach upsets
● persistent tiredness, exhaustion
● headaches, migraines
● hyperventilating, shallow breathing
● inability to concentrate or think straight
● a sense of things crowding in, feeling rushed and panicky.
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