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Stress Management Is A Learned Technique |
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Here I will begin with something that happened many many years ago. It was
when I attended my college in 1994 in Princeton. When I saw him for
the first time in the Class Room, I was a bit surprised. How could this
sort of a human being who is typical of his Eastern reigns, be our “Stress
Management” Professor? His stiff face seemed incapable of generating any
smile! Lines appeared on his forehead, even before he was making efforts
to start his career in our College with his first lecture on “Stress
Management.” I was a bit anxious and eager to enjoy his maiden performance!
I thought he would start with a big platitude
on the subject of stress and how to manage it and all that! By quoting
definitions and mentioning the names of famous psychologists.
He
didn't do that.
It was very interesting how he propagated the
subject of stress management for 21 century youth. I am reproducing his
one-shot lecture on stress management. It helped me and it might help
you as well.
“First off, I will give you
example of my grandma- how she manages the stress! Curry for the night
is her worry for the morning...and look, how nicely she carries the
burden of stress and its management. She manages stress in her typical
style, every day! You go by her words, think that she is stressed! But
how crafty she is, in the domestic front!”
Stress
management is a technique. It is winning over any tough situation, with
the charm of your personality and deft handling of the situation. It is
about meeting the challenges. Convert defeat into a victory!
Causes
of stress may be many; for its management, no hard and fast rules can be
prescribed. You have to deal with the stress, as per the demands of time
and situation.
The reasons for stress may be:
1) Danger
2) Threat
3) Good or bad news
4) Illness
5) Perceptible changes in one's identification with the self
6) Any other strong external or internal stimul
How
to manage the stress?
Before you think about managing the stress, you need to
understand the bottom line of your stress. Its root cause! Its real
cause! Only then you can think about the management of stress. For
public consumption, you can project any cause, but you know what is
really wrong with you. There are several ancillary tools to assist you
in stress management.
These hints can help you
in stress management:
1) Organize yourself in a methodical manner.
2) Develop a confidence, that you possess grit for conflict resolution.
3) Let your approach be positive.
4) Auto-suggestion- Talk to yourself.
5) Do pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation.
6) Do light exercises regularly.
7) Do not over-exert.
8) Keep a diet control. What you eat and how you eat is important!
In
the end, what matters in stress management, is your strong will power.
Have a will to outgrow the stress, and grow your will!
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