Stress is a regular part of life, and everyone experiences it occasionally. But the holidays bring about an additional layer of stress. There is so much to do in addition to our everyday lives. However, severe chronic stress that continues for a long time and is not managed can manifest itself in the form of physical problems. Homeopathy for stress works at a psychological level to help the body cope with stressful conditions and minimize stress’s physiological effects. Homeopathic remedies offer relief from the overwhelming feeling without any side effects that often come with other medications.
Stress is the body’s natural response to danger or threat. When a person senses a threat, certain hormones come into action that either help fight the situation or run away from it. The hormones released in stressful conditions include cortisol and adrenaline. These increase heart rate, alertness, accelerated breathing, high blood pressure, and muscle tightening. However, bodies can feel threatened when it’s a simple invitation to the company Christmas party. Using homeopathy for stress is much easier than using other less desirable remedies for stress, like alcohol or medications.
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Symptoms of Stress
The symptoms of stress are seen on different levels: physical, emotional, behavioral, and mental. Some crucial symptoms include:
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- Headache
- Fatigue
- Stomach problems
- Sleeping troubles
- Muscle aches
- Changes in sex drive
- Chest pain
- Anger
- Irritability
- Mood changes
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Feeling of isolation
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- Withdrawal from others
- Using drugs
- Abuse of alcohol or tobacco
- Eating excessively
- Loss of Appetite
- Changed sleeping patterns where a person sleeps too much or too little
- Difficulty in concentration
- Weak memory
- Difficulty in making judgments
Homeopathy for Stress
The homeopathic system of medicine has an excellent scope for helping a person manage stress. Homeopathic medicines are constitutional remedies that work on a deep psychological level to give the best results in stress management. They help build stamina to cope with the day-to-day stresses of life. They also help overcome chronic grief that is causing stress. Conditions like depression and anxiety arising from long-standing stress are also treated well with homeopathic medicines.
Kali phos – Top Medicine to Manage Stress
Kali phos is a top-listed remedy for stress that is used to manage stress that arises from overstraining the mind at the workplace or at home. A constant state of worry leading to stress is a guiding feature for using this medicine. It helps to relax the overstrained mind. People needing Kali Phos tend to remain sad, irritable, and restless and may be oversensitive to noise and light. The person also feels weak, tired, and exhausted from minimal exertion. Kali Phos treats indifference to life, weak memory, stress, and headaches well. Sleeplessness from stress is also treated with this homeopathic remedy.
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Ignatia – For Managing Stress due to Grief
Ignatia Amara is a well-indicated remedy for managing stress that stems from some grief. For some, the holidays are a blaring reminder of those they have lost. The person needing this medicine has consistently sad thoughts, weeps bitterly, and has a desire to be left alone. She may also sob and sigh frequently. A changeable mood where the person laughs and cries in quick succession. He may be indifferent to things he loved in the past, discouraged, and mentally and physically exhausted. There is a dullness of mind and difficulty in comprehension, some other symptoms that may be noted. Such people may also get frightened easily and tend to have restless sleep. Other related symptoms include head heaviness, loss of appetite, constipation, and muscle cramps.
Nat mur – For Stress that results in Depression
Nat mur is a remedy for stress that works well in cases where the stress leads to depression. The guiding features to use Nat mur are a desire to be alone, aversion to talking, and weeping in loneliness. Consolation tends to worsen the feelings of depression. The person develops an aversion to doing any work (whether physical or mental). They are hurried, anxious, and hopeless about the future. They also become absent-minded and suffer from weakness of memory. Dullness of mind, difficulty thinking, fluttering of heart, and palpitations are other symptoms. Nat mur is also helpful in treating hair loss from stress and depression.
Other Important Remedies
Arsenicium album – For Stress that Leads to Anxiety
Arsenicium album is a remedy for stress that leads to anxiety. Anxiety with extreme restlessness, overthinking with several thoughts crowding the mind, a fear of death, trembling, cold sweat, and facial flushing are the typical symptoms that indicate the need for this medicine. Constriction of the chest and difficulty in breathing may also be present. The anxiety attacks are more prevalent after midnight. Exhaustion is present in a majority of the cases.
Aconitum napellus – For Managing Acute Stress with Panic Attacks
Aconitum napellus is a remedy for stress used to manage acute stress (of great intensity) with panic attacks. Extreme anxiety with restlessness and hurriedness, along with intense palpitations, are the main symptoms. A fear of death may also be present.
Coffea cruda – For Managing Sleeplessness from Stress
Coffea cruda is a remdey used to treat sleeplessness that develops due to stress. Excessive thoughts flow through the mind constantly and lead to sleeplessness. A client said it most understandably, “The committee meeting in my brain got started.” Heart palpitations may be present, and the person tosses about in the bed from side to side. Nervousness, restlessness, excessive weeping and lamenting over trifles, oversensitivity, and irritability are the main symptoms that indicate the need for Coffea cruda.
Nux vomica – For Stress with Irritability and Anger Outbursts
Nux vomica is a prominent remedy for stress accompanied by irritability and anger outbursts. It is suitable when the person is stressed and tends to get easily angered or irritable, get offended easily, and be quarrelsome. Oversensitivity to light, noise, and smell, anxiety about small things, sleeplessness, and gastric troubles may also be present.
Aurum met – For Stress causing Pessimism
Aurum met is for stress in people who have pessimistic thinking about life. The person needing Aurum met is always unhappy and thinks life is a burden. They develop a weariness towards life and feel hopeless. Suicidal thoughts, a longing for death, anger from contradictions, palpitations with sleepiness, and fatigue of the limbs are other symptoms. Homeopathy for stress can help with all these symptoms. However, if you are having suicidal thoughts, please go HERE for help.
We Have Hope
While the holidays may bring about stress, we can have stress at any time of the year. Remember that we have hope in Jesus. I was recently reminded that I was carrying my burdens on my shoulders. Jesus told us to let Him have our burdens. He is strong. We don’t have to try to be or pretend to be. If you would like to talk more about Jesus, please get in touch with me. I’d love to talk about Him. While I am a huge believer in using homeopathy for stress, I’m a bigger believer in taking it to the Lord.
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