Studies on stress clearly show chronic stress creates an enormous imbalance of the mind and body.
The Good News
STUDIES ON STRESS REDUCTION AND RELAXATION HAVE ALSO FOUND…
When you effectively reduce stress:
- the imbalances return to balance
- healing happens
- stress symptoms and health problems go away.
We Call that
The SOLUTION
Chronic STRESS can make you feel…
Overwhelmed
A feeling of way too much going on.
Exhausted
Feeling drained of strength and energy; worn out; fatigued
Depressed
sad and gloomy, dejected; sad; miserable
Overwhelming Anxiety
feeling afraid, worried, uncertain
Overwhelming Sadness
unhappy; gloomy; dejected; sorrowful
Overwhelming Anger/Irritability
Feeling furious, enraged, resentful
Brain Fog
Can’t think clearly. you can’t remember, you can’t seem to learn new things
Panic
Suddenly overwhelmingly afraid
Chronic STRESS can create these symptoms…
Headaches
Tense muscles; sore neck & back
Fatigue
Difficulty falling asleep; Insomnia
feeling afraid, worried, uncertain
Bouts of anger; Hostility
Eating too much; Eating too little
Diarrhea, Cramps, Gas, Constipation
Restlessness, Itching, Tics
Difficulty Concentrating
Grinding Teeth, Clenching Jaw
Frequent colds, flu, sickness
Chronic STRESS can turn into these chronic problems…
High Blood Pressure
Ulcers
Depression
Burnout
feeling afraid, worried, uncertain
Immune System Problems
Fibromyalgia
Asthma
Cancer
Digestive Problems
Endocrine Problems
Respiratory Ailments
Obesity
TMJ
Heart Disease
Stress may be the #1 cause
Chronic STRESS creates business, community & global consequences…
40% of workers reported their job was very or extremely stressful
Nearly half of all workers suffer from moderate to severe stress while on the job
66 percent of employees report that they have difficulty focusing on tasks at work because of stress.
Workplace stress costs U.S. employers an estimated $200 billion per year in absenteeism, lower productivity, staff turnover, workers’ compensation, medical insurance and other stress-related expenses.
Sixty percent of lost workdays each year can be attributed to stress.
An estimated 75 to 90 percent of visits to health care providers are due to stress-related conditions, costing employers in increased health care costs.
Stressed employees take an average of 4.6 sick days per year compared to 2.6 days for employees reporting low stress levels.
“Presenteeism” — the term used to describe attending work when unwell and unproductive was 50% higher for highly stressed employees with an average of 16 days per years versus around 10 days for employees with low stress levels.
Employees with high stress have lower engagement and are less productive
Sleeping too little—defined as less than six hours each night—was one of the best predictors of on-the-job burnout.
Sleep deprivation costs American companies $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults (18% of the population) in the United States age 18 and older.
$80,000,000,000 annual cost of depression in the U.S. due to lost productivity and health care
Chronic STRESS creates specific stress-related disorders…
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which affects 6.8 million adults.
Panic Disorder, which affects 6 million adults.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which affects 7.7 million adults.
Social Anxiety Disorder, which affects 15 million adults.
Major Depressive Disorder, which affects 16.1 million adults and is the leading cause of disability in the US for ages 15 to 44.
In any given year, almost 1 in 10 adult Americans suffer from some type of depression
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