Stress touches everyone. Demands at work, family crises, guilt, and uncertainty about the future, dissatisfaction with the past-these all are hard enough.
Optimism and hope often are crowded out of our lives by our busy schedules. We can become so focussed on things and work , even good and necessary activities and we loose out on how we can grow up in all aspects of our lives.
Researchers; Thomas H. Holmes and Richard H.Rahe developed the social readjustment rating scale, which lists life events with corresponding stress values for each: the death of spouse --- 100, personal injury or illness--- 53,change in residence;etc.
A person accumulating 200 or more points at any given time runs 50 percent chance of becoming ill, some one accruing 300 or more will reach a point of crisis.
Moderate amount of stress are necessary to increase performance, but beyond a point, stress becomes a health hazard.
How to manage stress
1. Bringing relief to others.
Fundamentally being selfless. In majority of cases, the pressure brought about by work, relationships , money, etc., is self centred. Focusing on others (rather than on oneself ) is a good way to remove personal pressure.