1 stress check-up group appointment hidden stresses and your health
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Stress Check-UpGroup Appointment
Hidden Stresses and Your Health
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A Baffling Illness
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Stress-Related Illness
Illness caused by
past or present
mental or social
stress.
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Cause of Presenting Symptoms
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A Wide Range of Symptoms
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Women Undergoing Laparoscopy
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Costly and Frustrating
No definitive tests Unhelpful referrals to
specialists
Misleading test
results Serious illness is
ruled out but the person remains ill
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Symptoms Relieved after Nine Months of Normal
Tests
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A note from the Referring Physician
“Thank you for helping her. It
is reassuring to know that I
didn’t miss anything
important.”
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The Symptoms are Real
They are NOT:
Due to Mental Illness or Mental Weakness Imaginary or Delusional An attempt to Deceive or Fake an Illness Self-Inflicted
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Stress
Symptoms
The Same Process that produces aknot in your stomach when you feel tense or a blush when you are embarrassed.
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Two Simple Concepts
Stress Causes Real Symptoms
Effective Treatment is Available
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Stress Check-Up Part I
The Timing of the Symptoms
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Stress Check-Up Part II
Stress in your life right now.
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Stress Check-Up Part II - a
Insufficie
nt Personal
Time
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Stress Check-Up Part III
Childhood Stress
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Adverse Childhood Experience Study
Seven Factors Measured (n=18,000)
Abuse: 1. Physical 2. Sexual 3. Psychological
Household Occurrences: 4. Substance Abuse 5. Mental Illness
6. Domestic Violence 7. Householder
Imprisoned
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4+ ACEs vs Zero ACEs
Odds Ratios
IV Drug Use 11.0Suicide Attempt 9.5Alcohol Abuse 5.3Domestic Violence 5.0Multiple Body Symptoms 2.7Emphysema 2.4Obesity 1.8
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Childhood Stress. Low Self-Esteem Caused
By: Physical or sexual abuse
Parental drug abuse
Neglect Adult
responsibilities Witnessing
violence Lack of approval
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Childhood Stress: Negative Outcomes
Bad Partners Addictions Quick Temper Eating Disorders Mental Health
Problems Self-mutilation Self-sacrifice Inability to feel
emotions
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Childhood Stress: Positive Outcomes
Reliable Detail-
Oriented Compassionat
e Hard-Working
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Childhood Stress Recovery: I
Deserve Better I Deserve more respect & support
To get as much as I give
“I am a great person who was born in a bad place.”
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Childhood Stress Recovery: Rage
Often unexpressed due to:
Anger is unpleasant Many years learning
to suppress emotion Hope for
reconciliation