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OPINION5FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms21Cand11CNorms23Cand10C15Low14Low25High25High13Low22High13Low14Low11Low27High28High13Low24High11Low23High26HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms19Cand9CNorms21Cand13C10Low6Low13Low11Low15Low15Low23High24High15Low22High14Low24High16High16High11High23HighTuesdayJuly232013Insocietytodaystressandanxietyarerisingatincrediblerates.Relentlessdailypressurescomeatusfromeverydirectionandavoidingitseemsunlikely.Stresscanchipawayatoursenseofwell-beingandhappi-nessandifleftunmanageditwilltakeitstollonourmen-talandphysicalhealth.Whenwendaneventstressfulourbodyundergoesaseriesofchangescalledthestressre-sponse.Understandingthiscanbehelpfulinmanagingstress.Dr.HansSelyeaworld-renownedphysiciananden-docrinologistrecognizedforleadingstudyofstressinamedicalcontextsaidthein-stantourbrainrecognizesanimpendingthreat-realorimagined-thebodysght-or-ightresponseistriggered.Thetermght-or-ightgoesbacktomankindsearlysurvivalwhenwedealtwithdangerbydefendingourselvesorrunningaway.Itinvolvesasuddenreleaseofchemicalsinourbodythatprovidesenergytoreactquicklytoapossiblelife-threateningsituation.Theight-or-ightreactionisdesignedtosaveusfromdan-ger.HoweveritstillrespondsStressandhowyoucanmanageittodayasifallourdailystress-orswerelife-threateningsitu-ations-whetheritsareal-lifeoccurrenceorisbroughtonbyourthoughtsandimagination.Thetroublestartswhenourstressresponsenolongerfunctionsinshortburstsasitwasoriginallyintended.Ourbodieswerentmeanttobeinanongoingstateofrespondingtostress.Stresswasmeanttohappenovershortperiodsoftimewithlongerperiodsofrestinbetweenforrecovery.Withouttherecoveryperiodweareleftvulnerabletophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Findingwaystocopewithstresshasbecomeincreasinglyimportantinordertopreserveourhealth.Thereisnoonecor-rectwaytocopewithstress.Eachofusrespondsdifferently.Howeveritishelpfultolookatbothshort-termandlong-termsolutionstoreducestress.TheCanadianMentalHealthAsso-ciationsuggeststhefollowingIdentifyyourproblems.Onceyouarefairlysureyouknowwhattheproblemisyoucandosomethingaboutit.Solveyourproblems.Startthinkingaboutsolutions.WhatcanyoudoandwhatwillbetheconsequencesChooseasolutionthatworksbestforyou.Talkaboutyourproblems.Itmaybehelpfultotalkaboutyourstresswithfriendsandfamily.Yourfamilydoctormaybeabletoreferyoutoamentalhealthcounsellor.Learnaboutstressmanage-ment.Therearemanyhelp-fulbooksvideosandcoursestohelpyoucopewithstress.Therearealsocounsellorswhospecializeinstressaskyourfamilydoctororcallamentalhealthclinic.Reducetension.Bytakingpressureoffyourselfandget-tingridoftensionyouwillndyourselflessstressedandmoreabletosolvetheproblemsthatcausedyourstressintherstplaceTakeyourmindoffyourproblems.Youmaybeabletogetridofstressfulfeel-ingstemporarilybygettingyourmindonsomethingyouenjoy.Notthinkingaboutyourproblemsforawhilecangiveyoualittlementaldistancefromthemandmakethemeasiertosolvelateron.Thebestwaytocopewithstressistopreventit.SomelongtermwaystodothisareMakedecisions.Notmak-ingthemcausesworryandthereforestress.Avoidputtingthingsoff.Makeaweeklyscheduleincludingleisureactivitiesaswellaschores.Delegate.Getotherstodotasksthattheycanhandlesothatyouarenottryingtodoeverythingbyyourself.Lifebringsanassortmentofongoingupsanddowns.Itsimpossibletohaveacom-pletelystress-freelife.Ifwecanavoidgettingtoastageofstresswhereourenergystoresaredrainedwehaveabetterchanceofpreservingourphysi-calandmentalhealth.AlbertaHealthServicespro-videsfreementalhealthcoun-sellingservices.Informationforlocalareascanbefoundatwww.albertahealthservices.caorbycallingHealthLinkAlbertatoll-freeat1-866-408-5465LINK.InformationonmentalhealthisavailableontheCanadianMen-talHealthAssociationwebsiteatwww.cmha.ca.FlorenceSenecalMentalHealthPromotionAlbertaHealthServicesSpurredbytoomuchsaltandtoomanyextrapoundsbloodpressureinAmericaskidsandteenshasgonesky-highcreatingayounggenera-tionatriskforserioushealthproblemsincludingheartdis-easestrokeandworse.ThepercentageofAmericanchildrenandadolescentsages8to17whohavehighbloodpres-sure-ariskfactorforcardio-vasculardiseaseorgandam-ageheartattacksandstrokesAgrowingnumberofCa-nadiansareoptingforstay-cationsthissummer.Thisisnotsurprisingvacationingathomecanbeagoodwaytosavemoneyandtoenjoyac-tivitiesclosetohome.Itsalsoagreatopportu-nitytoteachyourkidsaboutmoney.Checklocallistingsforfamily-friendlyeventsoractivitiesandaskyourkidstohelpplanadaytripoftheirchoosingwithinabudget.Theywilllearntoplanaheadanticipatecostsandtomakedecisionslikewhethertobringorbuyalunch.Foryoungkidsgoingforicecreamisagreattimetoshowthemthatwhenyouspendmoneyononeitemthatmeansyouhavelessavailableforsomethingelse.TeenagersmightenjoyTheCityafreeonlinetoolwheretheycanlearnaboutnancialissueslikeneedsversuswantsbudgetingandgoal-settingthroughdifferentcharactersinaninteractivevirtualworld.Parentscantakeadvan-tageofeverydayactivitiestoteachananciallesson.Gothroughcouponstogetherandaskyourchildtoclipthoseforitemsonyourshop-pinglist.Atthestoreshowthemthecostsofdifferentitemsliket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