Slowing Down…the Fast-acting Relief for Stress and Anxiety
It is usually normal to experience stress and anxiety after a hard day’s work or even during a friendly game of billiards. Stressed out people are usually tired, irritable, and may even show some signs of over-vigilance. Their worries, which are usually irrational and exaggerated, cause them to frantically move about in a mad rush. Apprehensions and fear, on the hand, can make them feel paralyzed and unable to think or respond properly to the situation that troubles them.
A common problem faced by people with stress and anxiety is sleeplessness. Sleep is a biological need to allow the body to rest and recuperate. However, anxious and stressed out people cannot get enough rest because their worries bother them even at night. Instead of getting relaxed and eventually falling asleep, the worries, fears, and apprehensions take over. The severe inability to get some sleep or maintain sleep for a considerably long period of time is called insomnia. If left untreated, insomnia can even pose serious dangers to a person’s health.
