Stress Management. Ways of coping with stress are get a drink of water, read a book, listen to music, exercise, color or draw, take five deep breaths, count to 10, talk to someone, take a walk, play a musical instrument, eat well, dance, get a good night's sleep, and meditation on artwork.- Unhealthy ways of dealing with stress are smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and doing drugs.- What happens to a persons body when they are stressed? 1. The immune system can be compromised making us susceptible to frequent infections. 2. Musculoskeletal system-our muscles tense up when we are stressed. This is the body's way of guarding itself against itself against injury. With taut muscles, tension-type headaches are very common. 3. Respiratory system-the heart beats faster when one is under stress. This triggers the conditions like asthma or panic attacks. Cardiovascular system-continued levels of high stress can have adverse effects on the heart and the other organs related to it. This leads to problems with blood pressure and having adverse effects on other organs of the body.- In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure. Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be desired, beneficial, and even healthy. Positive stress helps improve athletic performance. It is beneficial for motivation, adaptation, and reaction to the environment. But excessive amounts of stress may lead to bodily harm. Stress can increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, ulcers, and mental illnesses such as depression.- Stress can happen from an outside or inside environment.- Eustress is positive stress. And distress is negative stress.- Stress can come about from-death of a spouse, divorce, marital separation, imprisonment, death of a close family member, personal injury or illness, marriage, getting fired from work, retirement, change in health of family member, pregnancy, sexual difficulties, gain a new family member, business adjustment, change in financial state, death of a close friend, change in financial state, change to different line of work, change in arguments, major mortgage, foreclosure of mortgage or loan, change in responsibilities at work, child leaving home, trouble with in-laws, spouse starts or stops work, begin or end school, change in living conditions, trouble with boss, change in working hours or conditions, change in residence, change in schools, change in recreation, change in church activities, change in social activities, change in sleeping habits, change in number of family reunions, change in eating habits, vacation, minor violation of law.- Also. Another thing is the hormone cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone released by the adrenal glands. The hormone is important for helping your body deal eith stressful situations, as your brain triggers its release in response to many different kinds of stress.- When cortisol levels are too high for too long, this hormone can hurt you more than it helps.- As you get older, high levels may cause weight gain and high blood pressure, disrupt sleep, negatively impact mood, reduce your energy levels and contribute to diabetes.- Now. I will close out with a poem titled, Flowers by Wendy Cope. Flowers- Some men never think of it·You did. You'd come along·And say you'd nearly bought me flowers·But something had gone wrong.·The shop was closed. Or you had doubts-·The sort that minds like ours·Dream up incessantly. You thought·I might not want your flowers.·It made me smile and hug you then.·Now I can only smile.·But, look, the flowers you nearly bought·Have lasted all this while.🌹🌷🌺🌻🌺