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Although stres is experienced from just about everyone, its causes and manifestations differ widely from individual to individual. In her 1997 work Homeopathic Guide to Stress, Miranda Castro, a homeopath practicing in Seattle, Wash., provides a wealth of practical information upon coping with stress as well as extensive descriptions of specific homeopathic remedies which have proven to be helpful for alleviating stress

Castro points on the outside an often overlooked aspect of stres and that is, stres is not always negative, in fact, it can be a positive force in our lives. She on a level says that not having enough stres in our lives can be problematic, explaining:

A healthy answer to the many stresses life enables us to be alert, to have abundance of energy and feel abundantly alive, to be creative, adaptable, approachable and to expres ourselves appropriately: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Stres can be enlivening, exciting, stimulating -- providing us with challenge and stretching us. Or it can be a press a strain. At times we may be understress -- feeling unchallenged, or, unmotivated, tired, apathetic, or equable depressed; and at others overstress -- feeling rigid tired, anxious, irritable. Once we are overstress it becomes harder to relax. by conversion if we are understressed it becomes harder to obtain going. Either way, we are not able to deal with stres as effectively and appropriately as when we are more relaxed and in balance.

And while we frequently think that stress is merely the result of unpleasant situations, similar as overwhelming demands at work or a falling without with a loved one, happy occasions, of the like kind as getting married or having a baby, can be stressful too. There is a wide range of stress-provoking situations -- from daily traffic jams, to a demanding piece of work to a sudden death in the family. The answers to these different "triggers" are just as varied as their causes.

In addition to taking practical stairs to handle a particular stres -- be it taking public transportation, getting a modern job, or seeking support to help you deal with your los -- homeopathic remedies can help, too. While there are virtually centurys of remedies to choose from, here are just a hardly any with descriptions adapted from Castro's book:

Ignatia Amara (Ign.). the public who benefit from Ignatia have difficulty expressing their feelings, and are especially sensitive to emotional stres i.e., bereavement, hostile encounter and anger coupled with anxiety. Since they confine back their tears, they may be wrought up a tightness in the chest or a clear in the throat. Ignatia is useful to the couple children and adults. Specific situations include: children who experience sore throats, stomachaches, or insomnia after being punished or frightened, or those who are homesick; teenagers who have been disappointed in love; adults who have kept their emotional suffering inside; or older race who have lost a lov individual or pet, who grieve silently, further whose health suffers as a result

Staphysagria (Staph.). These family are easily offended, but are "sharp-tongued" themselves at times. They endure from low self-esteem and are unable to expres their destitutions Their emotional suppression can spill without into all aspects of their lives. They have disquiet sleeping, and may lie awake at night reliving the upsetting end imagining what they wish they'd said or done. They may become ill after having been told on the farther side even though they appear to have taken it well. The anger will either advance out at some point, in violent outbreak or be kept inside, in which case, they will either become physically ill, let falled or both. The depression is more of a state of listlessness, and, as with their anger, they are able to simulate that they are "OK."

Kali Phosphoricum (Kali-p.). This antidote is indicated in cases of nervous exhaustion. Physical symptoms include anemia, headaches, and/or insomnia. It is useful in the restoration stage of an acute illness (especially after flu) where there may be muscular weakness and nervous exhaustion. "People who ne this help feel better for -- and desperately ne -- warmth and ease and a healthy diet to build themselves up again."

When prescribing homeopathic remedies for ourselves, Castro reminds us that we should be aware that it may be difficult to be objective about one's hold symptoms and suggests talking from one side your symptoms with someone bring to a period to you before self-prescribing to help you achieve a more accurate picture.

REFERENCES

Castro, Miranda. Homeopathic Guide to Stres of the present day York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997

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