October 17, 2007
by
Hemant
This is the standard response when you ask this question to anyone. People feel ashamed of accepting the fact that they are stressed.
There is nothing wrong in being stressed. In fact I see that as sign of being alive and responsive to the surroundings and ever changing conditions in our life.
This is particularly true for people from south and south east Asia. Call it cultural conditioning or age old practise, people from this region
do not express their emotions well enough. In fact keen observation will show that they do not express their emotions at all.
Suppressed emotions result in ill health. Conditions like high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, hyper tension, body pain, sleeplessness, lack of focus, lack of energy, etc. If you look around, the number of young people suffering from heart diseases is rising alarmingly. Blaming it on bad food habits is not going to change the fact of the matter. Food/diet is only part of the problem.
The picture is incomplete if other factors like life style, stress, emotional problems, fears, phobias, conditioning and other such mental / emotional aspects are not taken in to consideration. Then suddenly someone would stand up and argue, well so what's new? Every second 'expert' says this. People don't need convincing any more. It has been accepted beyond doubt. So what's the solution.
I wish there were a simpler solution to such a complex issue.
But the good news is, there is a way to live better life. Through a little bit of self discipline, motivation and a little bit of creative thinking.
Before people get excited about this way to live better life, remember one thing, no one way is the right way. No one method would be suitable for all, just like no one person is similar to other.
So keeping our individual uniqueness in mind,
one needs to formulate and fine tune the ways to live better.
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