We all feel stressed from time to time. Provided the incident passes and we return to normal, there is no problem. For some, however, the stress never goes away and for days, weeks, or even months, the amount of stress remains at a high level. Stress and pressure are not the same. We can all work under pressure for a long time. When we feel we cannot complete a task or do it satisfactorily, it becomes stressful.

You can see the signs of stress in the physical complaints that arise. Stressed people often have migraines, back pain, colds and flu. Unless the level is reduced there may be a nervous breakdown.

If you feel under stress, you should look for the root cause and seek a way of reducing it. You may have a job, family of partner that causes you stress. Though this makes avoidance more difficult, an answer must be found.

Bear in mind that what is stressful to you may be an easy life for someone else. If you are asked to do something that you like doing, you will be able to take on lots of it. If the job is one that you hate or are not good at, even a small amount can be stressful.

Psychotherapy cannot make you accept stress, but it can allow you to understand it and cope with it. In the long term, you must find a way of taking away the factors that cause the stress. Treatment in the Clinic centres around identifying the underlying causes and seeking ways of resolving them. In this way you will be able to live a more stress free life.