Post date: Nov 28, 2010 1:48:32 PM
Stress is an extremely widely used term these days yet wasrarely used in our parent's and grandparent's day. We allseem to be stressed out at work and at home.Is this because we are stressed or are just over using aterm and blaming it for the problems in our lives?Are we wimps whose characters are not as strong as ourprocessors? (After all,our Grandparents had to endure WorldWars.) One thing is for sure is that in the pastcommunication was not as good as it is now so, ourGrandparents were less inclined to discuss being stressedout with others and also in the pre-24 hour News, wall towall Chat show and Internet world it was less likely therewas a mouth piece for these discussions. Whether or notstress is a new phenomenon we can only deal with things wecan deal with. It therefore is irrelevant whether Stress isnew or not. If you think you are suffering from stresschances are you are. It is only how and what effects us thatis important not want went before us.
Constant threats of terrorist attack are intended to act on
our anxiety.
The economy is uncertain and we are either worried about
losing our jobs or struggling to meet the bills we have to
pay.
Even having more women in the workplace adds to the stress.
Many Women have careers on an equal footing to their male
counter parts yet are still expected to still carry out most
of the domestic chores when they get home. The once calming
role model in a household is now the most stressed of the
lot.
Stress is contagious and it is passed on to Children can
feel the pressure of stress and anxiety. Striving to meet
the impossible targets set by the imagery and fakery of
their idols on TV is later surpassed by the stresses of
getting in to the right high school college or university
and then job.
With Mobile phones and other instant communication devices
we are always on the go and always reachable. We don't make
time to relax and enjoy life any more. Where as in our
Grandparents day life tended to be less instant and
therefore slower, even in wartime, there was a natural
forced break in between events to allow the mind and body to
recover its equilibrium.
We, in today's world need to be able to force ourselves to
relax and learn the techniques that allow us to do that.
Maybe as we generally have not had to deal with real life
and death situations we need to learn perspective and to
prioritise.
We need to be able to identify the stressors that affect our
daily lives, eliminate the stressors of which we can free
ourselves; and then deal with the remaining stressful
situations in a measured and healthy manner.
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Paul Latter
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