Stress and coping

Everybody experienced that unpleasant phenomena - stress. It is a part of our life that we can not avoid. In short, stress is a physical and emotional reaction that everyone experiences as he or she encounters changes in life . This reaction can have positive and negative affects.
First of all, I would like to speak about stress affects. Most of people think that stress has only negative consequences, but is not true. Stress has positive affects when it makes us deal constructively with daily problems and meet the challenges. Accordingly scientists, stress is our body reaction to sudden changes in environment. When person face with stressor, many physiological reactions start in the body: an increase in heart rate and muscle tension, higher blood pressure. Such physical and emotional reactions help us by increasing our concentration and other bodily functions in order to prepare for challenge. This type of stress is called “challenges”; “good stress”; “acute stress”.
On the other hand, stress also has and negative consequences, when situations that cause physical and emotional stress reaction are non-stopping or perceived a non-stopping. The body never gets a chance to relax. This type of situation is called “bad stress” or “chronic stress”.
What is more, never ending stress can cause many diseases: high blood pressure, which can cause heart problems such as heart attacks; also can cause migraine headaches; back pain and sometimes cancer. Several studies have associated stress with a weak immune system.
So when there is so difficult situation, people need try to manage stress. When person is unable to identify the source of his stress or anxiety and if condition continues or comes and goes, person have seek medical care.
There are many ways how to manage stress:
The first step is to learn to recognize when you are feeling stressed. The next step is to choose a way to deal with stress. One way is avoidance of stressor, but it is not always possible. A second way is to change how to react to stress.
Finally, I would like to say that the best medicine, that reduce stress, is smile more and positive view at life. So smile more!!!

Reference : http://www.emedicinehealth.com/stress/article_em.htm