How To Cope Up With Stress?

Stress is a given in today's frenetic world. But there are ways to deal with it.

- Vijayalakshmi J

Diana went through a very difficult period. She was confused. She was very critical and judgmental about every situation and every person. Though she didn't voice whatever she felt, her mind only thought about conflicts all the time. There was so much of anger and irritation inside her. Her mind shuffled between the past and the future all the time. Present moments became very harsh and she tried escaping those difficult present moments. She felt a sort of restlessness all the time inside her. She felt a little heavier on the emotional side too. There was stress in every area of her life. At times, she felt helpless too.

Ram works for a multinational company in a team lead position. In order to fulfil the expectations of the management he is under pressure all the time. Assigning the work to the team and getting it done effectively, meetings with the team members, reporting to higher authorities, official travels, assessment and appraisal of the team and his own assessment and appraisal by his manager… the task list is endless. Most of his waking hours were spent in the workplace.