HOW STRESSED ARE YOU?

When the pressure we experience at work or home exceeds our ability to cope stress occurs. 

Often times people confuse pressure with stress. It is a good thing to be under certain level of pressure cause of its ability to energise and stimulate us. You may have had a tight but realistic deadline which made you to draw upon your knowledge and expertise. Although you may have found it extremely challenging, this may have been one time you gave your best work. If you compare this with a time when you had a task to deliver with flexible time and there weren’t many challenges, the truth is you may have underperformed in that task- so pressure can be a good thing sometimes.  

There are various ways stress can manifest itself.  I'm going to group them into three.
1. Emotional signs:  are you experiencing any of these?  .Negative feeling, depressed or feelings of disappointment of one's self. 
.extremely sensitive, tearful or aggressive
.loneliness or withdrawn
.complete loss of motivation/confidence
.changes in mood
2. Mental signs:
.find it hard to concentrate
.poor memory
.Low coordination

3 Changes from normal behaviour
.nervous behaviour
.changes in sleep patterns
.Finding Solace in food, smoking drinking or drug taking to cope? You may be going through stress.

Managing stress and pressure can be tricky.   Let me show you what works for me. So considering your individual circumstances you can apply these and also develop your Personal healthy strategies. 
Often times we believe there's nothing we can do about stress. We must bear in mind that more hours will never be added in a day and the responsibilities we are faced each day with both at home and at work will always be demanding. To manage stress you need to take charge of your thoughts and emotions.  How you spend your time and the way you deal with problems and stressors are also important if you want to manage stress and pressure. 
Here are some strategies of dealing with stressful situations: 
Change the situation by:
1.Avoiding unnecessary stress: saying no sometimes isn't bad at all! So learn it. Avoid the people who stress you out and always adjust your to do list. This Helps a lot.        
2. Try altering the situation.  It is always better to express your feelings rather than bottling them up. Manage your time well and learn to be assertive.
Change your reaction by: 
1. always putting the situation in perspective. Learn to adjust your standards and focus more on the positive sides.       
2. Be realistic with the things you cannot change. It's stressful trying to control the things you cannot change. Most importantly learn to forgive and move on and always look out for opportunities in every situation.
just hope this helps some one in a great way.

Wishing you a more stress-free life. xox