STRESS MANAGEMENT

STRESS MANAGEMENT

What is Stress?

Stress is the outcome of Mental, Physical or Emotional strain or tension. Tension can be due to many reasons- meeting deadlines whether in office or home, other social responsibilities, physical illness etc. etc. All in all life is getting very difficult day by day. Still you can’t escape. You have to meet all these demands-with a beautiful smile. And why not? Life is full of ups and downs. All you need is adequate planning, time management and proper lifestyle.

Management of Stress

· Set alarm in the morning. Walk for a while in the terrace of rooftop. Free air & sunlight in the morning increases the mood stabilizing hormone – Serotonin.

· Have your breakfast taking time even if you are in a hurry. It helps to keep the metabolism process in good shape. Your concentration and energy level will be high.

· Work pressure increases as the day goes on. Remember, you have only 24 hours in a day to complete your all works. Nevertheless, do not compromise your own needs.

· Do not work in your office continuously. Whenever you feel like a break, just hang around for a few minutes. This increases the secretion of “Feel-good” hormone- Endorphin.

· Learn to say “NO”.

· Generally your energy and concentration level remain high in the pre-lunch session. So while on work, after having lunch, do some breathing exercise. Inhale deeply. Hold it for three seconds. Then exhale slowly. Repeat it for five times.

· After returning home, take a warm shower. Take cup of tea or coffee as per your choice. May be a little walking will refresh your mind.

· Do not spoil your sleep dream thinking of tomorrow’s work. To get rid of stress, watch a comedy film or serial in the television. You can listen to music of your choice. But it should not be noisy. Have a chat with your entire family member.

· Have your dinner early. Then pay some time to enlist the job priority of tomorrow’s work. Then just forget about it. Give at lest one hour to unwind yourself.

ARE YOU STRESSED OUT?

· Do you take all the responsibilities of everybody inside home or away?

· Do you get angry easily?

· Have lost your sense of humor?

· Having a long list of “jobs to be done”?

· Making a big issue of nothing?

· Recently experienced some really bad events?

· Complaining about every time?

· Having the mentality of-“Only I am right”?

· Cannot cope up with the day-to-day activities?

If your answer is “yes” of at least five of the above, you are suffering from stress. You have to find a way out.