Recognize stress and measure it with biofeedback

Recognizing stress is the first step in lessening its impact. Many of us spend so much time in a stressed state, we have forgotten what it feels like to be fully relaxed and alert. When being stressed out is getting the normal state for you, it is time to take action and start learning to relief your stress.

What does it feel like to be calm and stress-free?

Inner balance is seen in the smile of a happy baby, an all natural relaxed, free of tension state.

In adulthood, being balanced means maintaining a calm state of energy, alertness, and focus. Calmness is more than just feeling relaxed; being alert is an equally important aspect of finding the balance needed to withstand stress. If you don’t feel calm, alert, productive, and focused most of the time in your daily life, then too much stress may be a problem for you.

Do you recognize the following symptoms of stress?

• Physical stress symptoms:
• headache
• backache
• stiff neck, shoulders
• digestive disorders
• stomach ache
• palpitations
• excessive sweating
• fatigue
• sleeping problems
• dizziness
• constant worrying
• Behavioral stress symptoms:
• unsettled by concerns
• excessive alcohol or drug use
• excessive smoking
• snarling, speaking irritated
• gnash
• tics
• difficulty concentrating
• cantankerous
• struggling to think clearly
• forgetful
• concentration problems
• difficulties with deciding
• uncreative
• Emotional stress symptoms:
• feeling emotional unstable
• irritable
• quick to anger
• nervous
• impotence
• feeling empty

If you are recognizing some symptoms, you could consider downloading the following App:
Stress Check  from Azumio. With this App, you can check your stress level. You can do this several times throughout the day to get an idea how high or low your stresslevel is.
The App picks up your heart beat with the camera from your phone. It is based on measuring your Heart Rate Variability:this is the time lapse between your heartbeats. The pattern of these time leaps indicate the balance of the parasympathicus and sympathicus of your automatic nervous system.

Well, and what if my stress level is too high?

Fortunately, you can easily change something about your stresslevels. Meditation and yoga are good methods for stress relief, but practicing with biofeedback is a method that can bring fast, effective stress relief and can integrate with a normal (mostly busy) life.
In my practice for stress management I saw some amazing results in very short periods of time with most of my clients. I just finished writing a book about it:

Stress relief with biofeedback: With a biofeedback stand-alone device or IPhone/IPad app.
In this book you can read all about the method for stress relief with biofeedback. And the good news is that once you know the right technique for you (it is different for every person), you can implement it in your life and benefit the advantages for the rest of your life.