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Coping - Massage away emotional stress
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One of the most common things that people tend to overlook when dealing with emotional stress is the condition of their physical body. We not only carry our stress psychologically, but it also manifests itself in our bodies in unexpected ways. Often we will develop pains throughout our body due to the emotional stress we are experiencing, but if the stress and the pain become chronic, we actually train ourselves, both physically and mentally, to ignore the pain and carry on. This is a natural coping mechanism, but natural does not necessarily mean that it is healthy or even beneficial.
So how can you learn where you body stores your stress, and how can you teach your body to let it go? There are actually several things that will help you relieve the somatic manifestations of stress in your body, but one of the most effective and healthy things you can do doesnÕt even require any work on your part.
Getting a regular massage from a trained massage therapist can work wonders for your body and emotions since massage is more than just a physical luxury. Massage therapists are actually trained to locate where you hold your stress, and then to help your body wash it away.
Muscle tension is more than just a tight muscleÑitÕs actually a build up of toxins in the body, and where you hold your stress usually stores a ton of these toxins in the muscles. Massage helps put motion into your lymphatic system, enabling it to flush the toxins away after the therapist has worked them out of the muscle. Washing away the bad also allows in the good, and massage helps here by inspiring all the natural chemicals that generate positive feelings to work back through the body replacing all the chronic stress that was just worked out.
Another fabulous, and often overlooked, side effect of massage is that it helps you build a stronger, more positive body image while it helps relax you. Most people, and especially women, often have a negative or at least an inaccurate image when it comes to their own body. Regular massage helps you develop a more accurate ÒmapÓ of your body, and it actually helps you develop the self confidence to be comfortable in your own skin.
Along with the many other benefits of a regular massage, these two factors in particular can help dramatically reduce your emotional stress load. Not only will it make you more physically relaxed, allowing you to cope in more productive ways, it also helps you gain confidence in yourself, which can also help battle any stressors in your every day life.
So if you find yourself needing some low-effort stress relief, then give your local massage therapist a call, and you'll begin seeing amazing results after your very first appointment!
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