Do you need help to manage your stress levels?
How can we help you?
Howsme are a team of experts from a variety of professional backgrounds who can give you confidential online information and support. Whether you have a quick question about stress or need to resolve some complex issues howsme has the answers and support you need. We look forward to hearing from you.
Are you feeling Stressed?
Stress is often caused by the feelings of overload, whether that is information overload or physical overload.
· you have little or no control of a situation · you cannot complete a task or don't seem to get anything done · you are facing what seems like an impossible task · you feel trapped in a situation with few or no means of escape · you have feelings of anger or helplessness and despair
The experts at How’s me are online now and can help you to manage your stress, don't let things get any worse, decide to get help today. If you think that you are stressed try this simple stress test. Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. Answer either true or false to each question.
• I am often late for appointments and work.
• I often feel sad, depressed or bored.
• I feel tired all the time and feel that I can not work effectively.
• I feel too tired and unmotivated to enjoy my own leisure activities or hobbies.
• I seem to be working longer hours and harder than ever and seem to make little or no progress.
• I used to be more interested in sex.
• I frequently feel impatient, short tempered, generally unhappy and irritable.
• I am unable to relax without the use of drugs or alcohol.
• I am drinking more alcohol than I used too.
• I am using alcohol and/or drugs for escapism and to relax.
• I feel out of control.
• I am under constant pressure to succeed.
• I often feel ill, I have frequent headaches, and stomach upsets.
• My weight fluctuates without me making conscious changes in my eating habits.
• I do not feel that I can find the time for social activities.
• I often wish that I was somewhere else.
• I used to be a lot happier.
• I feel my personal relationships are suffering; I have no time or energy for this area of my life.
• I put up with this unhappy situation as I feel that I have no choices.
• I can not remember the last time I had a good time or laugh.
• I do not seem to smile and feel constantly troubled.
• I always feel that there is another job to do.
True_____________ False_______________
6 -11 Your stress levels are creeping upwards; living with this level of stress over a period of time could cause you to have some stress related illness. Beware!! Ask How’s me for some new stress management skills.
11 – 16 The level of stress that you are living with day to day is unhealthy. Living with this level of stress will really take its toll upon you and unless you address this you could be heading for burnout and illness. Take action now!
Ask How’s me for help today before stress starts to affect your health.
16 – 22 You are living with a dangerous and unacceptable level of stress. This level of stress can endanger your career, health, relationships and existence. Make the changes today you must not wait any longer, the team are online now and waiting to help.
You might need help to manage your stress levels if you feel:
Anxiety and stress are closely linked; you may be suffering one or both.
Scoring
0 – 6 You are managing your stress well.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can be caused by a number of distressing experiences such as living through a disaster, a sudden bereavement, witnessing or being involved in an alarming event or accident or from being diagnosed with a serious or life limiting illness.
You may have post-traumatic stress disorder if;
Most commonly the symptoms will appear within months of the significant trauma but in some cases they can take up to a year to develop. For this condition to be diagnosed the symptoms must persist for at least a month.
Of course, not everyone who experiences a difficult situation develops PTSD. If you think you might have PTSD or have been diagnosed as having PTSD by your doctor and want help, we are online now.
Do you suffer any of these common symptoms of PTSD;
It is common to avoid and suppress the memories of the event that provoke these distressing symptoms. This can quickly lead to avoiding the activities that might trigger the memories.
It is usually very difficult to recognise, admit and then experience the grief, anger and other emotions linked to the event. However, avoidance of these emotions is part of post-traumatic stress disorder and can cause further symptoms of
In some cases alcohol or drugs are used to try to block out the trauma and avoiding dealing with the associated feelings. Are you ready to talk about it in confidence to an expert at howsme?
Living feeling like you are constantly under threat or at risk causes a state of increased arousal. This may lead to;
People can recover from post-traumatic stress disorder within months, though some will suffer for years. The key to recovery is finding the appropriate help and support. Everyone has their own unique responses to situations and their own life experiences, which will affect their outcomes.
FOR further individual help ask one of our experts, we are online now.
Updated: 28th September 2009
Do you need help to manage your stress levels?
