Sharing our thoughts can help beat stress, says expert

Criminal Psychologist Anuja Kapur states that the competitive nature of the world at large is the strongest factor which contributes to stress.  

She says, “Today’s human being compare itself to a robotic life. The leadership quality is no more to be seen. Becoming a boss in every field and trying to do the things alone and not taking the help of teammates has proven to be a major disaster not only in personal life it brings also a chaos in the professional life too.”

The expert states that sharing one’s problem with another person can effectively prevent stress.

“Sharing our thoughts and feelings with another person can help reduce stress. The other person does not have to be a doctor or a counsellor just need to be a good listener. Developing friendships with co workers can also help in reducing stress. Meet new people with common interest by taking a class joining yoga dance, gym as exercise also helps in beating the stress and we make new bonding,” Kapur shares.

Speaking about stress among the younger generation, she says that the pressure exerted by the large syllabus and the extra vigil by the parents are reasons why the young minds are suffering.

“Students are not able to cope up with the pressure which they face daily in schools, colleges and at home with tutors. The parents and the teachers continuously keep a vigilant watch on the children and which has led them to all work no play,” she says.

She says that another effective way to reduce stress is to keep moving and not sit idle in one place for a long time as boredom is directly linked to stress.

“Don’t stop moving,” she says while adding “Staying at one place also brings boredom, loosing of interest and essence of accomplishment. Bringing change in our environment brings change in us. When stress is mounting at work take a quick break and move away from the stressful situation. Eating small and frequent meals maintains the level of blood sugar, keeping us energetic and focuses us up and avoids mood swings.”

Stress can also bring about a suicidal tendency among students of various age groups. Stress also takes a toll of our mental health. If left unaddressed, the stress can take form of bi-polar disorder (BPD), a severe manic depressive illness.  

A good way to beat stress is also by getting sufficient amount of sleep. Sleep is like a morphine induced in the system helps us to relax rejuvenate and come back with a stronger, energetic, focussed approach to the same old problem.

Kapur also states that a small amount of stress is not bad as it helps one to remain alert at all times.

She says, “Stress is not always bad, stress if felt in comfort zone of the person it can help the individual to meet new challenges in the work place. It keeps us on the toes during the presentation or alert to prevent accidents or costly mistakes at work.”

How do you know if you are slowly engulfed by stress? Here are some symptoms:

Feeling anxious, irritable, or depressed.

Apathy, loss of interest in work.

Problems sleeping

Fatigue

Trouble concentrating

Muscle tension or headaches

Stomach problems

Social withdrawal

Loss of sex drive

Using alcohol or drugs to cope  

Some more ways of coping with stress:

Organise and prioritise your work: Create a balanced schedule all work and no play is a recipe of burn out. Find a balance between a work and family life. Social activity and daily responsibilities. Try to be punctual, leave early for work, plan your day this will help to reorganise the scattered and unfinished work leading to deadlines.

Plan small- small approachable goals: Instead of having a goal which is unapproachable, inaccessible, unmanageable we should plan to have small - small approachable goals. This helps in retaining confidence; happiness keeps us motivated on the toes full of life. It can be compared with the small - small meals we take instead of taking three big meals which keeps our system healthy stomach is full, energetic and keeps us happy, therefore it is very important to have small manageable goals which will keep stress at bay.

Take Help: It is not late to take a help if you are feeling stressful degenerated, nervous breakdown, impatient, anxiety attacks, panic attacks not having enough sleep, eating too much food, eating less food it’s better to take a help from a counsellor and understands your symptoms and try to cope with it go for the counselling sessions understands your behaviour deal with your shortcomings and give your best shot at your work.