Sunday, January 13, 2008

STRESS MANAGEMENT


When a material is subject to a load, the material gets stressed.
The induction of stress in the material is proportionate to the stress and as long as it is within the elastic limit, what is referred to as tolerable strength.
Students of engineering would be familiar with these concepts.
In mathematical terms strain=stress/elasticity.
Strain can be reduced either by reducing the adverse effects of the sources of stress and increasing the strength of the material, or both.
Every one of us is subject to stress.
How successful you are in coping with stress depends on how you prepare your system- body, mind, and soul, to meet with challenges in a way that it is within your tolerance threshold.
Understand stress and find ways to overcome it.
The sources of stress are at work, home and society.
Lifestyle plays an important role.
Temporary relief could be obtained by drinking alcohol or coffee, using tobacco, or eating favorite foods.
However, they might eventually add to the problem.
Stress could induce depression, withdrawal and anger.
Diseases like peptic ulcers, asthma, diabetes, cancer and coronary heart disease are also the outcome of stress.

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