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Stress may be defined in its medical sense as “essentially the rate of the wear and tear caused by life”. The rate of wear and tear stems from both physical and emotional causes. We are now becoming aware of the part of physical environment in causing stress. “Stress and psychosomatic diseases stem in part from environmental factors which the ecologist senses but cannot state in medical terms. Stress is vaguely understood when one feels that what is doing is strenuous or wearing. He has subjective sensations of just being tired”, feeling jittery or generally ill.
Stress and fatigue have something in common in patterns of inducement and chain of consequences that tend to disrupt the balanced routine of the body. Selye describes the conditions of stress at the biochemical and physical level. He found adrenal stimulation, shrinkage of lymphatic organs, intestinal disturbance and other bodily changes as constituting stress.
Stress occurs when the individual completing task assignment feels pressured, functions in an inadequate environmental situation, lacks sufficient or operable materials and equipment, or has damaging communication with supervisors.
Healthy Tips for Stress-related Fatigue Management:
- Adopt a positive mental approach to exercises and diet, and try to make them a part of your daily routine.
- Adopt a healthy life style by incorporating Yoga and Meditation in your routine.
- Involve yourself in recreational activities such as reading, watching T.V. listening to music etc.
- As far as possible try to walk the distance to your home, office, shopping area, instead of traveling by a vehicle.
- Involve yourself in hobbies such as embroidery, sewing, gardening etc.
- Involve in outdoor games such as swimming, tennis, badminton, cricket etc. This can be made to have more fun if the entire family takes part together in these games.
- Avoid eating fat-rich foods as stress-busters. Instead, change the kind of work you are involved in. Take a break like reading, taking a walk, listening to music, talking to a friend or a relative in between strenuous physical work.
- Change the mind-set of the family members by distributing housework among them and ease your workload.
- Group activities in the household should be encouraged by involving children and husband in household work.
- Avoid as far as possible arguments in the house and office affairs. Try to understand that just as you have an opinion, others too have a right to voice their opinion. Talk softly and try to reach a compromise.
Following these tips would not only reduce stress-related or bodily-related fatigue, but will also make family living enjoyable and comfortable. These guidelines would provide a long lasting, satisfying and healthy atmosphere for the stress-enriched fast-moving lives in the modern homes.
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