Internal & External Triggers for Stress
By award-winning author and stress-relief expert Susie Mantell
INTERNAL STRESS TRIGGERS are determined by individual bio-chemistry, (e.g. number of endorphin receptor sites) heredity, predisposition toward addictive disease, sensitivities and allergies, etc.
EXTERNAL STRESS TRIGGERS may be determined by conditioning (e.g. How your mom handled stress), witnessing addictive behaviors acted out, environmental factors, relationships, quality of life, the media, job satisfaction, etc.
Remember: Stress is cumulative, therefore its effects on health, inner peace, relationships, and even our appearance, are also cumulative but so is Stress-Reduction. Ongoing daily practices are like money in the bank for a rainy day. Unaddressed stress can compromise health, suppress immunity, depress mood, drain confidence, deplete self-esteem, tax relationships, systems and organizations.
Modifying our response to both internal and external stressors may provide:
o Inner calm & serenity
o More efficient use of nutrients
o Better oxygenation of skin, hair and nails
o Release of endorphins which diminish pain and elevate mood
o Strengthened immunity
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Award-winning stress-relief expert Susie Mantell ...is the author of the deeply soothing relaxation CD, "Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace,” clinically approved for symptoms associated with stress and sleeplessness, depression and grief, anxiety, P.T.S.D., Fibromyalgia, caregiver stress, cancer, pain, divorce and addiction recovery. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, NBC, ABC, CBS-TV, Town & Country, The American Pain Society, Hazelden and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, listeners include The Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, The Betty Ford Center, V.A. Hospitals,and Canyon Ranch (#1 Spa.) Customizing stress-reduction for Fortune 500 companies, distinguished hospitals and spas, Mantell has facilitated thousands in relieving health-related, work-related, chronic or traumatic stress. Her multi-sensory, mind-body techniques appear in national media, medical and corporate publications. Susie Mantell's Stress-Relief & Wellness Tips are intended as an adjunct to, not a substitute for, professional health care. Order “Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace” and find more of Mantell’s stress-relief tips at www.relaxintuit.com