Stress Management
There is no absolute right way to manage stress. The best approach is to assess the specific situation, tailor the method to the particulars of the situation, and then monitor its effectiveness. Stress management is directed at one or more of the five interacting components involved in the stress process: 1) demand, 2) awareness, 3) arousal, 4) capability, and 5) the negative consequences
Just like machines, human systems have limits and breaking points and require maintenance. If you are under increased pressure, push yourself hard and neglect the proper maintenance on yourself, you will also deteriorate and eventually have a breakdown. Your body will force you to stop and attend to it. If you neglect the maintenance in your marital relationship, your spouse will start giving you trouble; there will be a deterioration of the relationship and a breakdown in communication and goodwill. Don't push yourself so hard that you use up all your best and have nothing left for your spouse and family but fatigue, intolerance and irritability. Don't risk the loss of your personal relationships or the loss of your health. You must save some of your best for your loved ones and yours self.
Stress can be Harmful to Your Health
Inappropriately handled stress can be devastating. It lowers our resistance and makes us more vulnerable to illness and disease. The increased inner pressure can cause our health to deteriorate resulting in a variety of serious physical problems. Stress victims can become emotional cripples and physiologically old and run down long before their time. Stress can cause a loss of not only health, but also loss of jobs, loss of families, even loss of life.
Stress can be Harmful to Others
People under stress also make more mistakes, and these mistakes can cause others to be secondary victims to someone else's stress. I would not want to have surgery by a stressed surgeon or be cared for by a stressed nursing staff. Nor would I want to be a passenger on a plane maintained by a stressed maintenance crew or flown by a stressed pilot.
Physiological & Behavioral
Increased heart rate
Rise in blood pressure
Dryness of mouth & throat
Tightness of chest
Headache
Nausea, vomiting
Indigestion
Diarrhea
Trembling, twitching
Grinding of teeth
Insomnia
Anorexia
Fatigue
Slumped posture
Pain, tightness in neck and back muscles
Urinary frequency
Missed menstrual cycle
Reduced interest in sex
Hyperventilation
Accidents and accident proneness
Altered food intake
Poor concentration
Disinterest in activities
Decreased involvement with others
Bickering
Smoking
Use of alcohol and drugs
Increased use Increased use of sarcasm
tendency to cry easily
Nightmares
Complaining, criticizing Tend
Affective
Irritability
Depression
Angry outbursts
Emotional instability
Withdrawal
Restlessness
Anxiety
Suspiciousness
Jealousy
Increased startle reaction
Decreased frustration tolerance
Cognitive
Forgetfulness
Poor judgment
Poor concentration
Reduced creativity
Less fantasizing
Errors in math and grammar
Preoccupation
Inattention to details
Blocking
Reduced productivity
Diminished problem solving
Spiritual
Expressed concerns about belief system.
Expressed concerns about relationship
with a clergy.
Separation from cultural and religious
relationships.
How Stress in Your Life Can Add Up
1. Death of spouse: 100
2. Divorce: 73
3. Being fired at work: 47
4. Retirement: 45
5. Pregnancy: 40
6. Death of a close friend: 36
7. Loan: 31
8. Son or daughter leaving: 29
9. New house: 25
10. Eating habits: 15
Let's invest in health not on materialist world
A clear blue sky with traces of white clouds are seen on the evening of Rourkela sky.As the Durga puja festival approaches the sky clears up with heavy dew at night.Even though an industrial city the air pollution is very minimal ,thanks to stringent pollution control by steel authority.
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