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    What health conditions are related to stress?

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  • Dr Firas Hasan

    Chiropractor

    Dr. Firas is a chiropractor based in Adelaide who is passionate about the spine. His clinic offers a same day appointment and treatment guarantee. Dr. … View Profile

    Back problems can lead to more stress and actually contribute to depression! Back problems affect one in every 11 Australians and may lead to psychological problems and mental disorders according to Australian government research. The Austtaian Institute of Health and Welfare showed back problems often lead to poor quality of life, psychological distress, mental disorder and disability. The institute also states that mental disorders are more common among people with back problems. "People with back problems are 2.5 times more likely to report having affective disorders and 1.8 times more likely to report anxiety disorder. So have your back checked today by your chiropractor!

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  • Dr Janine Clarke

    Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist

    Dr Janine Clarke is a Clinical Psychologist with experience working with individuals and couples. Janine has trained extensively in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and … View Profile

    Stress is familiar territory for many people living with chronic illness, including cancer, coronary heart disease and diabetes, and can compromise day-to-day management of these conditions and adversely impact health outcomes.  Stess, when moderate in intensity and short-lived, may not be a problem.  In fact, there are times when stress may actually be beneficial, for example, when it motivates a person to 'get things done'.  When stress levels are high however, and when stress persists, it's advisable to seek help.  In these cases, people may benefit from structured learning of some of the broad range of evidence-based stress management techniques.  

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    Georgina Watts

    Counsellor, Psychotherapist

    I am passionate about journeying with people on their road to wholeness. I work with males and females who are needing to work on self … View Profile

    Honestly it depends on which side you are meaning. Do you mean what health conditions cause stress? OR what health conditions does stress cause?

    A basic answer to both these!

    Stress can be beneficial as Dr Janine Clarke has mentioned above. It can help us do things we need to get done. however when stress is long term and persistent then it can cause damage in various ways and yes there are some who would say too much stress may lead to major health problems. 

    If you have major health problems or even persistent health problems then the ability to cope with these changes, sometimes day-to-day, depends on a variety of things . Stress in coping with the symptoms, stress coping with the medical appointments/procedures; stress about what's going to happen? can all make things worse for an individual.

    We all have stress in some measure. Some people cope with it better; some people can have alot of things going on before they feel stressed, others just need one thing to over stress them. 

    Learning healthy stress management techniques is beneficial in many different ways and if stress is an issue then finding a psychologist/counsellor would be beneficial. Smoking, drinking, self-harming, getting into fights, 'burying your head in the sand' - ignoring the issue, spending sprees etc do not come under the healthy methods (just in case anyone was wondering! :) )

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  • Margie Ulbrick

    Counsellor

    I am a Melbourne Relationship Counsellor and Family Lawyer who is skilful in helping people get out of the pain of relationship distress and create … View Profile

    I believe all health conditions are related to stress in some way. When we are stressed our immune system is depressed and we cannot function as optimally as we would like. Mindfulness can help reduce stress and a there are many good free supports available on the internet which help with mindful stress reduction. Preactising relaxation techniques can help as well as yoga, exercise, pilates and many more. Finding what helps you experience flow in life is a wonderful stress buster and doing more of what you love, making time for good self care all help with stress and improved mental health. Best of luck with your journey and be sure to get some support from professionals if the stress becomes persistent and overwhelming. Better to prevent health complications than try to fix them!

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