Chai's Corner

The effects of stress on Health

"I'm so tired"

This is what we usually hear from busy people. They complain how they are so tired from work, etc. You can hear them wishing that they would be treated out to relax sometime. But, have you ever wondered how and why they become stressed? How do we prevent this?

According to Wikipedia, there are three kinds of psychological stress. They are the chronic stress which is a persistent stress which can lead to illness and mental disorder, Eustress- a positive stress that can lead to improved long-term functioning, and lastly, the workplace stress- a stress caused by employment.

I personally think that stress can affect every aspect of a person's life. This is because if a person is stressed, he would not be able to perform well all his duties. When this happens, he will be affected by it, then, even his relationships towards will also be affected.

Not only that, stress can also affect our health. I think that stress can give us a headache, cause hypertensions, confusion and suicidal thoughts. I came up with the idea that it causes suicidal thoughts when some confused people want to escape reality, the idea of dying becomes an option.

All of these ideas were supported by the article I've read. As what I thought, stress does affect our health. According to the article, it can cause heart failure, and stroke. It can also affect us psychologically.

According to the international stress Prevention Centre, that was established in 1981 by an Israelite, kiryat Shmona, there are a lot of ways to prevent stress. Preventing and relieving stress is easy if you would just be creative enough.

So if you feel stressed maybe you can sleep, talk to someone or seek guidance, or keep a tress diary where you put the details of your attack, so that you will know what triggers it.

Therefore if you feel stressed, don't jump to the idea of dying. There is more to life than you ever imagined. So be stress-free and be happy. Besides, "All work with no play, makes jack a dull boy."