10 Ways Of Destressing

It is important to understand that being stressed is not a shortcoming and is a normal human reaction to work or life pressure. Successful people garner help and support from their peers when there are excessive tasks at hand.

- Urvi Aradhya

Individuals experience certain levelsof stress in the course of their lifedue to various responsibilities that he/she must shoulder either at the workplace or at home. These range from unfavourable live events, sickness, financial strain, or, occupational expectations. At times, it can be encouraging and thus boost performance, but a high level of anxiety can have an adverse impact on one's efficiency, emotional well being and overall health. If an individual encounters stress for a prolonged period, it tends to get chronic.

Every individual constantly attempts to maintain a healthy balance in work and life, and, stressors have an unwanted impact on one's mental and physical health. This can be effortlessly managed by recognising the sources of anxiety and bringing about a few changes in one's lifestyle. It is nothing more than realigning activities in a way that worrisome incidents are unlikely to occur. Stress management cannot be 'one size fits all' as each person is wired differently. Everyone will have different reasons and varying coping techniques.

Let us explore some common ways to achieve an ideal work-life balance:

1. Identify: The first step towards effective management of work is to accept and identify the causes of such an inconvenience. For instance, if an individual has two important tasks to complete, he/she experiences added stress and looks at achieving smaller tasks that require minimal effort and time. While this provides momentary relief, it proves to be harmful in the long run, and, if this cycle keeps repeating itself, it becomes a severe imbalance in work and life. Procrastinating on such activities results in a huge workload to enhance the stress further.