Beating The Stress At Work

The work place has become a symbol ofstress for many. People despise heading for their work place, it is notuncommon to hear people complain about how drab their lives are owing to theirmundane job. The reason they cite for continuing to work is because they needto pay their bills and earn enough to live their lifestyle. In truth once wereach adulthood we spend up to three fourth of our daily waking hours in theoffice and hence if dislike is your predominant state of mind during this timethen it is natural to cultivate  anabhorrence to your life itself resulting in acute stress.

WhatIs Stress?

Stress is an emotion which is felt in thebody as a reaction to the state of mind where the future is held as uncertain,hopeless, dreary, scary or terrifying. So projecting into the future is the main cause of stress. Can past causestress? Not possible and you can test it for yourself, whenever you think aboutan unpleasant experience in the past you might feel dejected, grief stricken orangry but you will not feel stressed. Stress as I said is an emotion and has adistinct feel to it. Even when you perceive the future to be pleasant or whenyou are in the state of looking forward to a future situation even then youmight feel stress in the present moment because you feel stuck in itdesperately wanting to get to the future. It is a common state in majority ofthe people; very few actually live in the present without using their mind toproject each of their waking moment into a future.

StressBusters A Temporary Panacea

Each of us wields a stress bustingtechnique which is our personal favorite. Some of the common stress bustingbehaviors which we get to see during office hours are gossiping, idle talk,smoking or drinking coffee,  browsing,sitting on the pot (believe me it's a favorite for many) or  going for walk around the campus. I am sureyou might be indulging in one of these activities on day to day basis to beatyour office stress.

Then there are stress busters which weindulge in while we are out of the office, the most common would be spendingthe evening at the bar, watching TV, smoking a cigar or cigarette, eating yourfavorite food, reading a book, browsing the internet, going for a long walk ora drive, meditation or yoga & several other things. Usually stress isaccompanied by the feeling of "things are not okay right now"� and hence theneed to escape the present.

Pain killers or muscle relaxants oftenprovide relief for a head ache or body ache which develops as a result of thecontinuous stress. Alcoholism is quite common today more because alcohol beinga depressant helps relax the nerves and slow down the thinking mind whichprovides a sense of relief. The problem being that alcohol addiction thenbecomes a source of problem in itself, instead of solving problem you end upcreating a new problem.

NippingThe Cause Of Stress