Dealing with Stress and Depression
Some types of stress is good for you. such as a deadline at work, planning a wedding or doing a report for school.
But if the stress does not subside it can lead to depression .
How Does Stress Affect Health
Too much stress can lead to elevated hormornes such as cortisol, the stress hormone and reduce the levels of serotonin and dopamine. When these and other neurotransmitters stop working it can affect your sleep, energy, appetite and sex drive.
Coping with Stress and Depression
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If the stress is too much for you to handle it can cause you to neglect typical lifestyle coping mechanizims. It could cause you to smoke, drink orneglect doing the healthy things we would normally do for ourselves.
Help with Depression and Stress
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There are many things you can do to cope with stress. Finding the right coping skills for stress for you can seem overwhelming, but please see the 15 Coping Skills for Stress . I believe these tips would work for you, just like they did for me!