Your world’s caving in — or is it? The experts lay out the ways you can turn a stressygo-round into productivity.
It seems like you’re stressed out, but in fact, stress likes to play dress-up and disguise itself as anger, anxiety, irritability, fear, sadness, self-doubt or a need to eat all the chocolate. Then again, it begins with you — according to an expert, it depends on your own coping skills and personality. “Stress is a physical, chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension,” said Ms R. R. Manjari, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Gleneagles Medini Hospital. As you know, too much stress is definitely not okay. “Stress is cumulative in nature ... It’s key for survival but too much can be detrimental. Over time, stress can affect your immune system, heart, muscles,” she continued.
The good news is, that you can make it all work for you. Yay! ”Working effectively with stress requires taking control of our responsibilities and attitudes — just like harnessing our focus to persist through a tough workout or challenge, stress offers us the opportunity to use it to promote growth.” added Ms R. R. Manjari. Harnessing stress can be a powerful tool to help give you the strength you need when it comes to being your best. “Good stress can be a burst of energy that helps you meet daily challenges, reach your goals, accomplish tasks more efficiently, boost your memory or even fortify your immune system,” she added. Here’s how you make the bad good again — and make stress finally work for you.
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This story is from the May 2018 edition of CLEO Malaysia.
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