... problem with using drugs is that the more people use the drugs they build a resistance to the drug and they become less effective. Drugs also carry side effects that can have damaging long term effects, such as: dizziness, dry mouth, upset stomach and tiredness. Drugs only treat the symptoms not the causes and are not suitable for chronic stress. Another physiological approach to stress management is Biofeedback; this is where the patient is attached to a machine that can tell if you're stressed out by measuring muscle tension, body temperature, blood pressure and galvanic skin response. The machine lights a bulb or sounds a buzzer if you are stressed and you and told to put it out, which you could only do if you clam yourself down. Biofeedback gives the patient the ability to control the involuntary behavior that stress causes, like increased blood pressure and increased thickness ...

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