Stress and Stress Management: Techniques, Unhealthy Habits, and Healthy Coping Methods

Stress and stress management

INTRODUCTION
The state of body and mind in which extreme pressure is being felt is called stress. It is
the reaction of the body that resulted in an outburst of emotions and a disturbed mental state. The
reason for stress in our daily life could be an unpleasant incident, illness, loss of job, family
issues, etc. The art of managing or lessening stress by various methods is called stress
management (Buizza, Ciavarra, and Ghilardi, 2020). It is basically how to train the body and
mind in avoiding stress and to ignore the causes of stress. This report contains the technoques
that can be used by an individual to manage their staff in effective manner. It also contains the
unhealthy habits that are adapted by individuals to copeup with their stress and the health habbits
they should adopt to manage the level of stress.
Techniques used for stress management:
There are different ways by which stress can be reduced. In this process, it is important to note 4
A’s of stress management which is:-
Avoid- Avoid the cause of stress.
Alter- Alter the unpleasant situation.
Adapt- To adapt to the situation and adjust accordingly.
Accept- To accept the situation and mold according to that.
By following all these four things stress can be controlled partially and gradually can be treated.
Unhealthy methods of coping with stress and its effects:-
There are many ways by which someone can be stressed and depressed in life. The people who
get easily stressed could have these habits such as drinking alcohol, smoking, irregular food
habit, consumption of drugs, oversleeping, etc.
Consumption of alcohol: This is the most common unhealthy habit spreading in today’s society.
It may have serious repercussions in anyone’s life. The person who consumes alcohol may suffer
from a loss of thinking ability as well as social formalities. Its long-term effect can be diagnosed
as serious health problems such as high blood pressure, long term stress which can turn into
serious depression, critical heart disease, and liver problems as well.