Are You Struggling to Manage Your Stress Levels?

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Are You Struggling to Manage Your Stress Levels?
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• Stress, when managed correctly, is a normal part
  of many of our lives, but for those who struggle
  to process and manage it properly, it can quickly
  become negative and harmful.
• If stress is taking over your life, therapy or
  counseling could help you identify your primary
  stressors, confront your feelings and discover
  new, more effective coping mechanisms to manage
  your stress levels. Stress can manifest itself in
  a variety of ways, but ultimately, if it
  continues to go unchecked, both your mental and
  physical wellbeing could start to suffer.

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• Below are some of the ways in which professional
  therapy can help you better deal with stress
• Your therapist will help you identify major
  stressors
• Sitting down for a conversation with a trained
  therapist, can help you become more aware of the
  factors that are causing you the most stress in
  your life. What often happens is that were so
  busy feeling overwhelmed by our stress levels,
  that we dont even think about, or realize,
  whats actually making us feel so upset, angry or
  distressed. Stressors are not always obvious, and
  sometimes we can mistakenly lay the blame
  elsewhere when we do that, were never getting
  to the root cause of the problem, and therefore
  never in a position to reduce our rising stress
  levels.

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• Therapy sessions can help you express your
  emotions, safely and calmly
• Whether youre in the neutral environment of a
  therapists office, or sat in a quiet room in
  your home having a video conversation with a
  therapist, the techniques that they use will make
  you feel at ease and comfortable enough to talk
  about, and release your emotions. When you
  offload and share your mental burden with someone
  else, you help to lower the stress response in
  your body, and the sympathetic nervous system can
  relax and gradually turn itself off. Stress
  hormones like noradrenaline and cortisol become
  decreased in concentration, and with regular
  therapeutic sessions, youll be much better
  placed to face future stresses, as and when they
  arise.

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• A therapist will help you find effective coping
  mechanisms
• While for many of us, stressful situations are
  difficult to avoid, with professional help we can
  learn to identify coping mechanisms and a range
  of self-care activities that suit us as
  individuals, and that can be implemented in our
  daily lives to help manage stress in a healthy,
  positive and effective way. Combating stress as
  it happens, is an important skill to learn, while
  self-care can help us manage our overall stress
  levels resulting from normal daily life.

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• If your stress levels are beginning to impinge on
  everyday life, or friends and family have started
  to notice a change in your behavior and are less
  willing to spend time with you, it could be that
  you need professional help to manage your stress
  and prevent it from causing you irreparable harm.
  Whether youre new to therapy, or are a regular,
  the sooner you seek help, the sooner you can
  begin enjoying your life again.
• Stress doesnt have to control you, and with
  help, you can learn to manage it.

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• Doral Psychotherapy offers online counseling
  services including therapy for Anxiety, Trauma,
  Depression, Grief, PTSD counseling in Doral FL.
  Gabriela is a licensed mental health counselor in
  Florida. If youve been feeling hopeless or lost
  lately, or struggling with a problem in your life
  that feels unsurmountable, individual counseling
  could help you. Our telehealth solution allows
  you to schedule an appointment directly online
  and have the entire therapy session take place
  digitally. If you are looking for an anxiety
  therapist in Doral, FL or online therapy for
  depression or anxiety or any kind of individual
  mental health issues, contact us at ?(786)
  843-9527?.