Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Strees in daily life



9 Dec 2009




Existence is a gradually becoming a very complicated process. In the olden days, life was much simpler. People were bothered with the day to day proceedings. They did not have much complicated life styles. Their unhappiness was much more basic. Maybe it stemmed from lack of money or resources, or the illness of relatives etc. The word ‘stress’ was virtually unknown at that time. These days, every few sentence includes the word stress in it. Most people do not quite realize what exactly it is.
The word 'stress' is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a state of affair involving demand on physical or mental energy". A situation or circumstance (not always adverse), which can disturb the normal physical and mental
health of an individual. In medical terms 'stress' is defined as an alteration of the body's homeostasis. This demand on mind-body occurs when it tries to cope with incessant changes in life.
A 'stress' condition seems 'relative' in nature. Extreme stress conditions, psychologists say, are detrimental to human health but in moderation stress is normal and, in many cases, proves useful. Stress, nonetheless, is synonymous with negative conditions.
"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances."—Thomas Jefferson

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