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De-Stress
Those Blues Away
The world today has
advanced drastically and with it have come its share of pros and cons.
We seem to be living in a very fast-paced, overworked society. This has
lead to many complications in our home and work environments. One of the
many complications which has arisen is, people suffering from stress.
Our highly mechanized lives, which are inundated with fancy gadgets and
machines haven't provided us the much wanted relief. The urge to achieve a
rich lifestyle has turned us into robots whose sole purpose is to work day
in and out. Students, in the name of competition , have forgotten the main
purpose of education and have become overstressed. To add to the massive
amount of studies which are a part of the school curriculum, they also
have tutorials, unrealistic score targets in exams and unhealthy
competition.
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The office goers worry
about the pressure from their superiors, work deadlines, meetings and
presentations which have to be done on time. Working late hours till
midnight has become common. Fast food and packaged ready-to-eat meals have
replaced healthy, home-cooked food. We seem to be in a frenzied rush to
achieve our targets and work, meanwhile stopping to load ourselves with
ridiculously highly calorie food to keep us going. On the whole, it feels
as if the whole world is in a mad rush to achieve things and get right
over there at the top.
BUT THE ONLY PLACE WE
SEEMED TO HAVE ENDED UP IS WITH STRESS AND ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS.
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Stress has
seeped into our life silently and has turned into a monster eating
us in and out. Our meaningless, haphazard lives have become tangled with
so much stress that we seem to be breaking under it. Stress has lead to
nervous breakdowns, irritation and a numerous number of diseases. One can
often see an bloated, highly tense businessman completely stressed out or
a student depressed due to the ugly effects of stress at a tender age.
Our minds are screeching to stop this mad, vicious circle and we seek
respite from its claws. The way to combat this is, by knowing how to
manage stress or simply put STRESS MANAGEMENT.
We have forgotten how to be happy, how to smile and enjoy the simplicities
of life as our ancestors did.
1. The number one stress buster is to laugh and
smile. Letting go of our inhibitions, fears and being
light-hearted is a sure shot way to relieve stress. Half of our problems
are caused by complicating issues in mind and worrying about them
continuously.
2. Taking things with a pinch of salt,
can do a person a world of good. A humorous joke or a fight avoided
amicably can light up one's day.
3. Have you ever visited a Buddhist monastery?
It is a hub of silence and in that silence we experience a kind of
powerful, energizing vibration penetrating into our hearts. The power of
silence can heal many a distorted mind full of tensed, dull thoughts. A
quarter of an hour spent in silent-sitting makes you feel as if in a
trance and brings peace to one's mind. With this one can easily escape
STRESS and its many evils.
4. An innovative technique which has been found
to fight stress is "Autogenic training". It involves a series
of techniques which involves sessions daily, that aim at the person
practicing some visualizations. This helps in the stressed person, to
relax and it is performed in specific postures. It has helped in getting
rid of stress- induced disorders and conditions like Schizophrenia,
glaucoma.
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5. One may be surprised to know that positive thinking is the
best way to be happy and tackle stress. A positive mind can divert one
from many unhealthy thoughts and see things in a different way. This
avoids one from friction in colleagues, hateful fights and jealousy. The
green-eyed monster called jealousy induces unwanted rivalry, misery and
ends up in the person being unhappy due to all this stress.
6. Identifying the main problems in our mind can solve lot of problems.
Self -introspection can make us discover and root out the thoughts
which cause anxiety, stress and unhappiness. It helps in identifying our
positive traits and segregating them from our negative traits. This helps
us in strengthening our good traits like honesty, teamwork and uprooting
anxiety filled, bad, stressful thoughts.
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7. Developing a hobby is a wonderful way to unwind and let go.
A delightful hour spent in pursuing one's hobby like gardening, reading or
dancing is therapeutic in nature. It awakens dormant, happy thoughts and
revives one with zestfulness. Reading poetry or watching the nature
soothes the heart and mind, by spreading its magic. Also, going to hobby
classes means ,making lots of friends and interacting with different
people. This helps in keeping the mind occupied pleasantly.
8. A recent survey has declared that exercising
the body is a great stress buster. Obesity is another major
cause of stress. It results in many health problems like diabetes, cancer
etc. Exercise is a pathway to get a bad body in to shape which helps the
mind to kick back into shape and push out all the harmful stuff. Yoga is
an centuries old, tried and tested exercise to relax and de-stress. The
various postures or asanas require concentration and are done slowly,
which is in actuality a powerful combination. The breathing exercises
sharpen the intellect and clear it. Mental obstructions can be overcome by
it and increases memory power. Practising Yoga is a priceless asset and
its results are astoundingly good. Outdoor games are a great way to spend
time in the open air at the same time making one develop sportsmanship,
team effort and sincerity. All this helps in being disciplined and never
hassled.
9. In critical cases of people affected with stress, a good psychiatrist
can do wonders for his patient. Identifying the key to the
patient's worries, problems resolve in finishing the stress demon. In
cases of clinical depression, anti-depressants are used. These are
effective but sometimes a good chat with the psychiatric can unravel the
hidden worries, tensions and stress inducers. With few sessions, the
patient can master his worries and learn to replace it with happier
thoughts and activities. On those bad days, when everything gets under
your nerves and become tense, nervous, a bit of music smoothens out all
the creases in the mind. Soft melodies, light music, instrumental music
makes one forget and transcend to bliss.
Overall, there is nothing more menacing than a
stressful mind. But to get rid of stress, there are thousands
of ways and solutions. The desire to have a good, healthy life in itself
is a great initiative to destress. So, don't frown and wrinkle yourself
unbecomingly. Instead, Live life!
Contributing Author: B DIVYA. I work
for a pharmaceutical industry. I love literature! Happy reading.
divyabolisetty@yahoo.com
Freelance Health / Nutrition Writers, Web Content Writing Services, India
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