How Stress is Ruining Your Relationship

Among all the problems stress can cause both physically and mentally, are you aware of how it can ruin a relationship-even yours?

Stress in its many forms is not inherently all bad. There are some good forms of stress that challenge us to be the best we can be; put in 110% and rise to the occasion. Even stress that is difficult in nature isn’t completely without merit. However, extended exposure to extreme sources of stress can begin to have counter productive or negative effects. Since the stress response in the body causes a release of complex hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, our heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure rise. These elements can make our reaction time faster, but prolonged exposure to these hormones can lead to irritability, impatience, hostility, and even aggression.

As partners in a relationship, your ability to compromise, concede and choose your battles is the glue that keeps it all together. What happens when the effects of stress begin to put you on edge, make you cranky and unable to be diplomatic? Maybe your muscles become tense, you become nervous or anxious. Regardless of the specific symptoms that afflict you, how do you think it affects your mate? How does it affect the way you treat others? Stress can secretly and insidiously cause the deterioration of your ability to be in a healthy, productive relationship.

Life is full of stress and if that is the reason why your relationship(s) struggle or fail, you are probably thinking there is no hope. But think again. The first step to correcting any problem is to admit that there is one and then begin to seek a thorough understanding of it. If you want to save your relationship, or start a relationship that can beat the odds and survive year after year, then get to know the stress in your life. Take a stress test; discover what your personal stress triggers are and become familiar with your individual stress reactions. Then create a plan to manage or in some cases, eliminate your stress. Consider taking a comprehensive stress management course. Learn relaxation techniques and ways to counteract the stress before it causes you to yell, argue or act out aggressively. Even being inattentive can be the result of stress induced sadness or depression.

Save yourself, save your relationship. Learn how to decompress your stress, and in turn, you will become more capable of being patient, expressive, relaxed, fun and more enjoyable to be around. Ultimately, by proactively working to relieve your stress, you take positive steps to save your relationship, or start a new one with a renewed sense of peace and happiness.

Nova Yeoman is a stress management coach and life strategies trainer with Goals That Open Doors. Nova facilitates tele-courses that teach clients stress management techniques and the skill of active goal setting, which dramatically reduces stress and in some cases eliminates it. Life strategies training is also available, providing clients the necessary skills to create success and overcome obstacles in major areas of life. For more information and to sign up for a free stress management newsletter, visit http://ift.tt/1ADJfcN

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