In medicine we always say that the best treatment is a good prevention and in this case the norm is also fulfilled. Before treating stress, three types of strategies are recommended in the following order.

  1. Evasion strategies
  2. Anticipation strategies
  3. Neutralization strategies
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Evasion strategies

First of all it is recommended to use Evasion strategies.

It is about avoiding situations that produce stress, avoiding places, people and memories that generate stress. Remember that stress is in our mind.

Anticipatory stress strategy

In second place it is advisable to apply Anticipation strategies. They consist of training our brain to anticipate stressful situations. Training to minimize stress responses to certain situations that we know will be stressful.
Once the stress response has started, it would be to apply what we call, Neutralization strategies.

Stress neutralization strategy

The stress neutralization strategy consists of cushioning the undesirable effects of stress mediators through activities such as physical exercise, proper feeding or everything that generates antioxidants that neutralize free radicals that occur with chronic stress. In this line would also be drugs intended to treat stress, such as beta blockers or antidepressants and anxiolytics.

Resistance to stress

Currently we give more and more importance to the mental control of stress, to improve the ability we have to face and adapt to negative circumstances, what is called, resilience. We have already seen that there are no stressful situations in themselves but rather how each person experiences them, the personal susceptibility to harm.

Psychotherapy in the treatment of stress

There is an equation that allows us to calculate the damage that can cause stress: it consists of the quotient between, and numerator: (type of threat + personal vulnerability) and the denominator: (resources of protection + self-esteem + social support). Therefore, we consider that psychotherapy is essential in the treatment of stress.

Reduce the level of stress

To prevent stress from advancing and causing pathologies, daily practice of breath control, muscle relaxation and at a higher level, yoga, meditation or exercise is recommended. tactile biofeedback. The latter helps us to self-control vegetative responses, we learn to control our vegetative system and then we can put it into practice when faced with a stressful situation in real life.

Measure stress treatment

We are aware that Stress is the source of multiple physical and mental illnesses and the problem is in assuming its presence and in finding the means to control it. To demonstrate its presence, the diagnostic means we have today, biomarkers such as the level of oxidation or the cortisol curve, are a great way to objectify, numerically, what is happening inside us, while allowing us to control the measures we adopt to improve.

It is difficult to assess the subjective improvement for that reason there are many people, pragmatic, who need this way of "seeing" the improvement that they are already feeling.

We consider that the gold formula for the treatment of stress is to combine a correct diet with some exercise, an attitude that by itself implies a change of attitude that will help reduce the level of stress but, do not be fooled, in the Most cases will require the help of an expert in the field.

Experience shows us that no matter how strong our will, it is very difficult to overcome chronic stress and to be effective to have recourse to professionals who help us, making an accurate diagnosis and applying a specific therapy for each one.

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If you suffer from stress here we explain the best methods for stress treatment and what are its main characteristics.
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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