Stress Relief. How toВ Manage Stress inВ Everyday Life, Prevent Depression and Improve Mental Health

Egor Kuzmin

Almost daily we hear people use the word stress, so it seems that almost everyone knows what this phenomenon represents and how toВ recognize it, not not how toВ prevent or mitigate its harmful consequences. Stress is aВ set ofВ emotional, physical, physiological and behavioral responses that occur when an event is thought toВ be hazardous or disturbing, and beyond our capacity toВ cope with. OfВ course, we should not forget that stress is essentially aВ very positive part ofВ human nature.

Stress Relief

How toВ Manage Stress inВ Everyday Life, Prevent Depression and Improve Mental Health

Egor Kuzmin

© Egor Kuzmin, 2016

Created with intellectual publishing system Ridero

Introduction

Almost daily we hear people use the word stress, so it seems that almost everyone knows what this phenomenon represents and how toВ recognize it, not not how toВ prevent or mitigate its harmful consequences.

People often say that they are under stress, where the term stress includes some external factors that they cannot possibly influence. They complain ofВ stress at work, at school, at home, at the store, inВ traffic jams, but at the same time feel powerless toВ do anything aboutВ it.

However, it is important to know that stress is something that comes from within us. It is a subjective response to a person’s experiences according to her experience and her own assessment of the situation.

Stress is aВ set ofВ emotional, physical, physiological and behavioral responses that occur when an event is thought toВ be hazardous or disturbing, and beyond our capacity toВ cope with. OfВ course, we should not forget that stress is essentially aВ very positive part ofВ human nature.

This reaction has primarily a protective role in dangerous situations, when the body needs to be ready save itself. We also know the saying, “What doesn’t kill us, gives us strength.” When we deal with difficulties successfully, it is highly likely we will emerge from the struggle stronger, more experienced and wiser. Therefore, we can talk about stress as a challenge, something that motivates and encourages our personal growth.

However, when the level ofВ stress remains elevated for aВ long time; when the load is large and our strategy for fighting the problems is not effective, it has aВ negative impact both on psychological and physical health, capacity, productivity and quality ofВ life inВ general. It is therefore important toВ understand the essence ofВ stress, be aware ofВ its sources, assess our own strength, willingness and ability toВ take action inВ terms ofВ facing and overcoming its unhealthy consequences, as well as toВ learn new or improve existing strategies inВ this fight.

Chapter 1: Sources ofВ stress

Looking around, most would agree that there are many sources of stress. People daily experience stress in all areas of life, in their family, in communication with friends, acquaintances, in public places, school, college, the workplace… the list goes on and on.

Sources ofВ stress can be found internally or inВ our environmentTherefore, we will split them into two groups.

The internal sources are those that depend on aВ single person.

Ambitious people and those who set very high goals and have unrealistic expectations are at greater risk. They fail toВ adapt toВ circumstances, i.e. reality. The risk is greatest inВ those who are prone toВ perfectionism, but also those who are prone toВ the compliments ofВ authority, so they cannot set their own limits.

If a person’s role, in any area of life, is not entirely clear, and it is not clear what others expect from him, he may have the impression that more needs to be done to resolve the situation. Then the problem of dissatisfaction becomes bigger and bigger.

The problem is deepened if aВ person does not know how toВ set priorities, which could lead toВ too much time spent on unimportant things. The pressure increases if someone does not know