Are you stressed enough?

Stress is commonly used to describe a feeling or emotion. It is the process by which the individual responds to environmental and psychological events that are perceived as threatening. A person is said to be under stress if found physically or mentally demanding and in a dangerous situation. In fact, stress can make everybody ill.

The negative effect of stress shows up in unsuitable behaviour, low energy and performance levels, and poor health. There are factors that cause stress and these are called stressors. Physical stressors like heat, cold, noise, fire, traffic, violence, own illness and poor working conditions and equipments. Social stressors like unemployment, cost of housing, and crime, family, job and career, social, economic and political situations. Psychological stressors like frustrations, conflicts and pressures.

To cope with stress, you need to take an action. How will you respond to a stressful situation? Here are the ways of coping with stress:
• Through cognitive responses- it involves reappraisal which is looking at the good and the bad. Maintaining a sense of humour and perceiving the lighter side under stressful situations reduce the negative reactions of stress.
• Informational response- seeking out information and getting a better understanding of the stressful situation can be an important step in coping with stress.
• Behavioural responses- sleeping well, doing things you like to enjoy, developing hobbies, learning to set aside problems temporarily, having a clear picture of your life goals, nurturing your faith dimension, and taking a break or a vacation.

Now we figured out what these stressors are, it is quite important that we learn to control stress and live with it.