Unshaking ourselves from the fear of outcomes

Abstract

We are all in the thick of activities doing some work or the other. Although we continuously engage in activities, it often induces a lot of stress in us. For this reason some of us feel that work is not at all an enjoyable part of our life. For many students studying is a stressful activity. When the results of the examinations are going to be announced, it is even more stressful. For people working in organizations working is a stress inducing activity on a day? to?day basis. This is because there are expectations and targets set by the boss and other colleagues and the question is will we meet the targets and expectations? Parents have a lot of stress because they do not know if their children will do well in the examinations. They are not sure how they will be perceived among their peers and friends circles. Older parents have different kinds of problems. They are worried if their son or daughter will be well settled in life, whether they will get good jobs etc. The list of reasons for us to get stressed is endless and nearly every one of us qualifies to get stressed for some reason or the other. We are already seeing the downside of this phenomenon on each of us and on the society. Diabetes and hyper?tension, the two widely prevalent chronic diseases in the society are nothing but stress induced. There are reports suggesting that the number of younger people (in the age group of 25 – 35) getting one of these two diseases is on the rise. Despite advances in modern medicine, the stress induced diseases are posing a big challenge to human welfare. The moot question is why are we getting stressed and how should we address this issue....................