Research: stress is needed to deal with stress

Stress on a (nearly) daily basis can damage the nervous system and could even lead to a wide range of damaging effects on the body such as high blood pressure, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems and even chronic anxiety and depression. Stress is the cause of more physical problems and disorders than we may think and recently it has been proven that stress can even be responsible for things such as weight gain, as the body produces hormones that 'hold' food in the body.

If you have a job in which you will find yourself in many stressful situations it is very important to learn how to deal with stress. Stress can leave you feeling exhausted and learning skills to be able to cope with stress and to wind down properly after a stressful situation are no luxury. Your body needs to return back to its relaxed baseline after stressful occurrences.

Research has shown that people get better at coping with stress if they have been exposed to stressful situations a number of times after which (with the right relaxation techniques) they manage to return to a state of relaxation. The more you learn to deal with stress, the better your body will cope with situations and the sooner you will feel at ease again.

So-called 'toughening' training sessions are often offered to professionals with stressful jobs such as police officers and prison wardens. These people are exposed to stressful situations during classes and are trained to respond in a certain way after which they will be taught the skills to relax. Techniques include exercises such as breathing techniques and visualization. After the stressful occurrence people will (with these techniques) be able to swiftly calm down so that the stress does not have a negative effect on the body.

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