Introduction

Hello friends, welcome to another edition,I would be talking about stress and ways to reduce stress.

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What is Stress?

Stress is a feeling of either physical or emotional pressure which when perceived by the mind reacts with the body. It could be feeling of anger, frustration, sadness.

Situation Or Condition That Causes Stress

• Some situation can lead to stress such as pressure at work place, pressure at school. For instance, During exam period, the pressure to read more comes out when the exam timetable is out,the mind reacts with the present situation causing the body to be anxious. The body reacts by being alert within those period which may lead to having little or lack of sleep, reading and studying more for the exams because the tension will be high. When the exams is over, the body comes back to it's normal condition.
• Another situation that could cause stress, when you have problems in finances, unhealthy relationships, unhappy marriages, issues at workplace and so on. Having issues at work place can cause strenuous thinking, especially if you have a boss who always have problems in whatever you do, your work ethics isn't pleasant to your boss, no encouragement, picks offence in any slight mistake. This could lead to chronic stress and you can become used to the stress and don't know how much it has affected your mental and general health.

Symptoms of Stress

• Headache
• Lack of energy to focus
• Tiredness
• Use of alcohol or drugs
• Weight loss
• Sadness
• Being absent-minded

Ways To Reduce Stress

1. Take enough rest.
2. Talk to friends about the challenges you are experiencing.
3. Being optimistic about any challenge,think about the solution and possible ways of solving it.
4. Try to get regular exercises such as yoga, jogging.
5. Incorporate a daily self-check, write down anything that is bloddering you on your diary, write down solutions to the problem, pick each suggested solution each day and try out if it solves the existing problem.
6. Take some medication
7. Stay connected with friends, family, guardian who alleviate your mood, makes you happy and takes away your worry.

Most Stressful Period Of My Life And How I Overcame It

Life is full of ups and downs, in every phases of life I experience stress but the most stressful period of my life was during covid-19 when school was closed I was looking for what to do, I found a job which was one week morning one week night, I was working till school finally resumed. When the strike was called off, I had like 2weeks to exams, the semester was rushed I wasn't thinking of quiting my job. I was working and at the same time studying for my exams, if I'm on one week night, I will use my morning session and go for lecture, do my assignment and prepare for work before evening. It was so stressful, most times I had strenuous headache. I have to be taking medication and eat enough food, then I could eat like up to 6times in a day. Any spare time I had, I made good use of it by eating and studying. That was how I passed those period, I wrote my exams and the results was good. After the exams I took permission from my work place and had enough rest for one full week. I got back my strength.

Conclusion

Stress could bring out the best version of yourself but when it comes to emotional stress such as unhealthy relationships, unhappy marriages it becomes toxic to the health, it could affect your mental health. Seek medication attention or a psychologist to talk your problems out.