ORMG Health Tips
Finding Your Happy Place
Learning to cope with stress in life. 
Coping with stress
Feeling Frazzled?

Everyone - adults, teens, and even children - experiences stress at times.


Stress can be beneficial by helping people develop the skills they need to cope with and adapt to new and potentially threatening situations throughout life. However, the beneficial aspects of stress diminish when it is severe enough to overwhelm a person's ability to take care of themselves and their family.
 

Orange Regional Medical Group (ORMG) Primary Care promotes using healthy ways to cope, and encourage getting the right care and support - which can help put problems in perspective until stressful feelings and symptoms subside.

 

Know Your Limits
While small amounts of stress are manageable, sometimes it can become overwhelming. ORMG Primary Care recommends you monitor your mind and body in reaction to stressful life situations.

Common reactions to stress can include:

  • Tension and irritability
  • Fear and anxiety
  • Difficulty making decisions
  • Loss of interest in normal activities
  • Loss of appetite
  • Anger or sadness
  • Feeling powerless
  • Sleep problems
  • Headaches, back pains, and stomach problems
  • Trouble concentrating
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Feeling emotional and nervous or having trouble sleeping and eating can all be normal reactions to stress. However, there are ways to cope! A few small changes in your daily routine can mean a wealth of difference. ORMG Primary Care providers recommend engaging in healthy activities and getting the right care and support - which can put problems in perspective and help stressful feelings subside in a few days or weeks.
Tips For Feeling Better

--Take care of yourself! Eat healthy, exercise on a regular basis & get plenty of sleep!

 

--Talk to others. Share your problems and how you are feeling with a parent, friend or doctor!

 

--Avoid drugs and alcohol. They create additional problems and increase the stress you are already feeling.

 

--Take a break. If your stress is caused by something you can identify - take a break from it!


Wondering About Your Stress Level?

Take our custom quiz to find out what your risk is!

Stress Quiz 

For more information on symptoms and triggers of stress, 
please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's website here.

"Excessive stress can cause numerous health issues, if left untreated for a long period of time. It is important to keep an open line of communication with your healthcare provider regarding both your physical and emotional health. Tracking patterns in blood pressure, sleeping habits and headaches can give your physician the information they need to help you stay healthy as you deal with stress in your life."

-Orange Regional Medical Group Medical Director, Dr. Bruce Ellsweig
Feeling like there's a weight on your shoulders?
Orange Regional Medical Group is here to help.

Stress, anxiety and sadness are common in everyone's lift, but in excess, these emotions have the ability to take a heavy toll on your overall health. Orange Regional Medical Group providers can help to ensure your physical health is maintained while dealing with emotional battles.

Find your way back to the balance of body and mind,
and call us today to schedule your appointment.
Orange Regional Medical Group
located in the  
Orange Regional Medical Pavilion
75 Crystal Run Road | Suite 135 | Middletown, NY 10941 | 845-333-7575
www.orangeregionalmedicalgroup.org 
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