In this modern jet age, we are compelled to face stress and anxiety at some part of our life. Anxiety is the forerunner of stress. The intense pressure from every nook and corner of modern life is calling the anxiety and stress around. Although our entire life, we have to face an array of changes regarding the way of lifestyle, grooming, our workplace, close relationships and the environment. Every transformation, whether it is gratifying or obnoxious, leaves some amount of stress upon us. Conversely, if the intensity of stress becomes severe or if it goes for a longer time, it may create depressing states or anxiety disorders.

In our day to day life, we spend most of our times at our workplace. Its condition, job hazards, challenges in the jobs and job dissatisfaction are some of the most common stress factors. A recent study conducted involving the volunteers from different fields revealed that highest level of stress are found in the persons who come from medicine, business and finance.

Women suffer from anxiety and stress most in their personal relationships. Personal or public, no matter what is the reason, stress can lead acute psychological and physical trouble including anxiety and depression both in men and women.

While depression generates sensations like desolation, worthlessness and irritation, anxiety neurosis results into feeling of horror and panic even when you are under normal circumstances. The precise cause of depression is not known to us, although scientists have thrown some light into it. Today we can identify the depression is an end result of an anomalous communication between the neural circuits of brain and the chemical neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. Apart from this, stress can be generated from environmental, genetic and emotional reasons.

Stress can result various setbacks in our body. It may reduce the state of our cardiovascular system. It can lead to high blood pressure and coronary thromboembolism. Stress can affect our gastrointestinal system, renal system and nervous system. Almost all organs of our body may have an effect if we are exposed to stress for a long time. A frightful disease – Alzheimer’s disease can be the outcome of protracted stress that insults our memory function. It is one of the most debilitating diseases at present. Anxiety neurosis is resulted by panic attacks, also defined as agoraphobia. It is an extremely panic condition where a man gets scared of panicky feeling upon exposed to open spaces. The anxiety is so severe he may experience terrible notions at such places which may seem normal to others. Women are more victimized by this kind of panic attacks.

There must be some solutions of stress. Let us take a brief note.

Laugh – laugh, as it helps to pacify the stressed mind. No matter how you are stressed out, a session of laughter can lower down your stress. It is not necessary to get a laughing cause, artificial laughing may also benefit you in some ways.

Cry – crying eases out our stressful mind as it helps to release the angst from our body.

Positive approach – maintain a positive approach always. At all times it helps to make our own way towards our goal and eliminate many complexities.

Values – delineate your values. Always remain under the self imposed bindings.

Exercise – do some workout regularly. Just simple walking, jogging, gardening, cleaning the yard has enough power to reduce anxiety. It is not necessary to go for extensive exercises always. You may join meditation, yoga or aerobics classes. Regular workouts purify our body system from harmful chemicals that is produced because of stress.