Ayurvedic Treatments For Stress and Depression

WHAT IS “ STRESS”?

Stress is a part of our everyday life.

Thus the situations giving rise to feelings of stress cannot be avoided but what we can definitely modify is the way we deal with these situations. You can learn through our Ayurveda therapy and Yoga mind therapy how not to feel tense, angry, frustrated or miserable while dealing with the stressful situations.

Stress can affect people at all levels – students, Housewives, Businessman, Executives, Professionals, Teachers. Stress can lead to depression and anxiety, to alcoholism and drug addiction , and to a breakdown in normal relation with friends, family and colleagues.

Stress begins with pressure –
i) Pressure is a stimulus external or internal to which we respond.
ii) Stress is a result from our perception of a need and our gearing up for the response.

The nature has endowed us with remarkable ability to react instantly at the times of danger – this is a response of ‘FLIGHT or FLIGHT’ – This is very powerful, automatic and immediate response. This has played key role in mankind’s survival.

WARNING SIGNALS OF STRESS.

A. Restlessness and unable to Relax.

B. Increased irritability and feeling of anger if things do not happen in your way- also increased impatience.

C. Prolonged fatigue and feeling of mentally drained.

D. Concentration and memory difficulty-memory block.

E. More fussy, gloomy or suspicious.

F. Lack of ability to feel pleasure or enjoyment.

G. Impulse to run away and hide from the situation.

H. Inability to come decisions.

PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF STRESS.

These effects could be: change of appetite, sleep disturbance, headache, indigestion, palpitation, breathlessness, dry mouth or feeling of dryness in throat, butterflies in stomach, nausea, weakness in muscles, trembling, tiredness, sweating etc.