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Although your body’s reaction to stress, described on the previous page, may sound drastic, we don’t always realize immediately when we are suffering from stress. There are several physical symptoms that can act as warning signals: advance notice from our body telling us to take preemptive action. Check the following list. The more symptoms you have, the more pressure your body is under.

• Shallow and/or faster breathing

• High blood pressure/palpitations

• Constipation

• Excess sweating

• Diarrhoea

• Muscular tension

• Hair loss

• Dilated pupils

• Constant tirednees

• Loss of appetite

• PMT

• Irregular menstruation

• Disturbed sleeping pattern

• Impotence

• Poor skin

• Low sex drive

• Poor hair condition

As well as experiencing one or more of the physical symptoms listed above, the emotions can also be thrown into turmoil. Anyone under a lot of stress will feel uneasy and vulnerable and may feel like crying continually. It is common to feel overwhelmed by negative emotions and to simply feel unable to cope with life. Different people react to these feelings in different ways but they can sometimes lead to violent behaviour or reliance on alcohol or drugs. The important thing is to recognize that these symptoms are the result of stress and to tackle the underlying cause.

Emotional disturbance can surface in many ways. The following is a checklist of feelings commonly experienced when under a lot of stress.

• Feelings of helplessness

• Loss of sense of humour

• Loneliness

• Low self-esteem

• Panic attacks

• Nightmares

• Irritability

• Lack of concentration

• Desire to escape

• Confusion

• Frustration

• Loss of sense of proportion

• Mood swings

• Forgetfulness

• Insecurity

• Hypochondria

• Anxiety

• Phobias

• Over-stimulation

When the physical, mental and emotional bodies are out of balance we need assistance to restore comfort and harmony. A sense of peace, tranquillity and wholeness can then ensue.

Indian head massage is an ideal way to restore homeostasis. Whilst giving Indian head massage, I can truly say that every person gives me positive feedback. So much peace is restored within each person that I am supremely confident that Indian head massage is a perfect tool to deal with the results of stress. The massage tackles the physical, mental and emotional effects of stress in a unique and particularly effective way.

‘If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your estimate of it.’ Marcus Aurelius