Conflict for many years and tsunami has given a huge damage to Acehnese people. This effect comes inside psychological condition. Doctor Mulya Hasymy has conducted a research for this subject. And the result shows that more than 50% acehnese has mental health disorder. Depression 25.7%, panic 18.4%, tobacco dependence 16%, stresses 7.7% and alcoholic 1.3%.
In medical terminology, victim of conflict area has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This kind of mental health problem usually happen to people with many kind of horrible things, which is connected to them self, their family, their neighborhood, etc. War, kidnapped, earth disasters, rape and any other bad things has give sadness effect to victims. People no need to have their own experience, only seen the tragedy, could decrease their mental condition.
Tsunami in 2004 still imprints us, particularly for acehnese. They lost their home, family, job, lover, feel stress, depression, also acute mental health disorder. Based on information from
There are many things could be the cause of stress. The experience usually give a huge effect, social and economic also has contribution. Stress level can deeply increase when:
1. Unpredictable
2. Can not refuse
3. Urgent
4. Unusual / not ordinary case
5. Heavy
6. Uncontrolled
Stress Process
When the person becomes a stress victim, body turn on their bio alarm, body reaction goes to maximum; glucose, cholesterols and fat acid accumulation in vena; increasing blood pressure and heart beat. When glucose sends to brain cell, cholesterols level goes to top and cause many problems.
Long term stress could change normal function of body. Adrenalin and cartisol increase abnormally, this symptoms can cause premature diabetes, heart attack, hypertense, cancer, stomach inflammation, respiratory problems, eczema, psoriasis, even damage the brain cells.
The Symptoms
The expert clarifies the symptoms are:
1. anxiety and panic (feels that all the problems never end)
2. too much sweat
3. oral problems ( shaking when speak, difficult to speak)
4. insomnia (hard to sleep, nightmare)
5. Skin problems (acne, psoriasis, eczema)
6. stomach and intestine (digestion, dizzy, inflammation)
7. muscular problems (mouth stiff, backache, neck and shoulder problems)
8. infection (influenza)
9. migraine
10. hypertense
11. kidney
12. respiratory
13. allergic
14. dry mouth and throat
15. heart attack
16. less antibody power
17. brain problems
18. not confidence and feels guilty
19. Confusing (disable to analyze, difficult to remember, hard to think)
20. pessimistic
21. unstable heart beat
22. unfocused
23. susceptive
24. not logic
25. despair
26. lost appetite
So, what we should do to avoid stress??
1. Change the pattern
2. Change the behaviors
3. Change the life style
But, when we can not run away from stress, we should:
1. Healthy life
2. Practice periodically
3. Relax
4. Think positive
5. Solve your problems
6. Enjoy your life
7. Make priority
8. Consume good food
9. Breath deeper
10. More fresh water
11. Sleep well
12. Thank to God
Stress is something we can control, so when you are stress…..try to control it.
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