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All of us can feel stressed at times, it’s a natural response to daily life. Whilst it can be an uncomfortable feeling, some instances of low-level stress can actually boost your motivation or be helpful towards a task you’re trying to achieve.
The NHS describes stress as “the body’s reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure”. It’s very common for too much stress to negatively impact us physically, psychologically, and emotionally, particularly when it begins to feel out of our control.
Living with high-stress levels can be extremely difficult. Constant mental or emotional pressure caused by stress can be physically draining, making you feel unable to cope with daily life and potentially leading to addiction.
Many things can lead us to feel stressed, these could include pressures at work, relationship conflict, financial difficulties, and the list goes on. But we don’t want to feel constantly exhausted and anxious from chronic stress; there is a way to relieve ourselves of this awful condition.
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Our admissions team can give you expert help and advice on the best options available for treating stress and addiction, get in touch today to find out more.
How Can Stress Be Treated?
Stress can affect sleep, concentration, mood, relationships and physical health. When stress overlaps with alcohol use, drug use, anxiety, burnout or depression, it is important to choose support that looks at both the symptoms and the underlying pressures.
Treatment routes may include speaking with a GP, NHS mental health services, counselling, private therapy, stress-management support, addiction treatment providers or dual diagnosis support where substance use is involved. Useful questions include who delivers therapy, how mental health is assessed, whether addiction or withdrawal risks need separate planning, and what aftercare is available.
Recovery Scotland can help people compare stress treatment, anxiety treatment, addiction support and aftercare routes before speaking with providers.
What is Fight or Flight Mode?
When experiencing difficult situations, our bodies naturally show signs of stress. So, when we’re put under pressure in one of these difficult situations, our bodies will release adrenaline and cortisol which triggers our fight or flight mode, also known as the acute stress response, preparing us to either stay and deal with the threat, or to run away to safety.
This natural physiological reaction can make us feel anxious, hyper-alert, and even paranoid, clouding our minds and leaving us unable to think logically.
How Do You Get Started with Our Stress Treatment?
Initially, you’ll need to get in touch with our admissions team to discuss your stress levels and explain the nature of your substance abuse to us. You can take as much time as you need to ask any questions and discuss our addiction and stress relief therapies with us.
From here, if you’re happy to proceed with Nova Recovery, we can arrange a date for you to begin your stress treatment. Upon your arrival, we will conduct a full assessment of your physical and psychological health to ensure that we can design the most effective treatment plan which is specific to your needs.
There’s no need to feel concerned or embarrassed about admitting that you need help to manage stress and overcome substance abuse. We welcome all sorts of people from our centre from all walks of life who simply want to learn how to relieve their stress in the most effective way possible.
The earlier you seek support, the higher your chances are of avoiding long-term damage from stress and substance addiction. The short period of time you spend with us learning new techniques to deal with stress can improve your physical and mental health for the rest of your life.
What Are the Dangers of Stress?
To most people stress is a fairly common aspect of life which doesn’t pose much threat, however, when you’re dealing with severe stress which has the potential to lead to anxiety, extreme mental or emotional pressure, insomnia, or drug and alcohol addiction, it can have a detrimental impact on your general health.
Symptoms of stress can include a physical reaction such as high blood pressure which could possibly lead to heart problems. It’s also quite common to see individuals who suffer from chronic stress struggling to eat or sleep properly, resulting in diabetes or obesity.
If you’re experiencing any of these signs of stress, then it’s vital that you visit your GP and discuss a diagnosis if you haven’t already.
You could be diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder or Chronic Stress Disorder which have only recently been taken seriously as doctors are now recognising the significant impact which stress has on both your physical and psychological well-being.
If you’re tired of managing high-stress levels and want to put a stop to this overwhelming pressure, then call us today on 01475 303998 or email us at info@novarecovery.com to start dual diagnosis treatment.
Sources
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-fight-or-flight-response-2795194
John Gillen
- Author
- Last updated: June 17, 2026
John has travelled extensively around the world, culminating in 19 years’ experience looking at different models. He is the European pioneer of NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) treatment to Europe in 2010; and recently back from the USA bringing state of the art Virtual Reality Relapse Prevention and stress reduction therapy. His passion extends to other metabolic disturbances and neurodegenerative diseases. The journey continues. In recent times, John has travelled to Russia to study and research into a new therapy photobiomudulation or systemic laser therapy working with NAD+ scientists and the very best of the medical professionals in the UK and the USA, together with Nadcell, Bionad Hospitals own select Doctors, nurses, dieticians and therapists. Johns’ passion continues to endeavour to bring to the UK and Europe new developments with NAD+ Therapy in preventive and restorative medicine and Wellness. In 2017 John Gillen was made a visiting Professor at the John Naisbitt university in Belgrade Serbia.