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1. Stress Free Living

2. What is Stress
• It refers to failure to respond adequately to mental ,
emotional or physical demand, whether actual or imagined.
• It is the body’s reaction to a change that requires
mental,physical or emotional adjustment or response.

3. Types
Eustress are the so called ‘good
stress’ or ‘positive stress’ it gives
one a feeling of fulfillment and
makes excited about life.
Distress is ‘negative stress’ caused
by adverse events it can be further
classified to acute stress or
chronic stress.

4. sYMPtoMs of StReSS
cOgnItiVe
- -EMOtional
MemORy Problem MooDinEss
inaBILIty TO cONcenTRAte SHorT TEmPER
PooR jUDGeMENT seNSe of tEMper
- PhYsicaL -bEHavIOUraL
DiArrhEa or cOnsTipAtiON EAtinG mORe oR leSS
NaUsEa OR diZZinEss slEEpinG too Much/too littlE
FrEqueNT cOLd NegLECtiNg rESpoNSibIlitY

5. Causes of Stress are known as stressor.
‘’Any idiot can face a crisis , it’s the day-to-day
Living that wears you out”-Anton Chekov
Daily Stressors:
Misplacing keys Excess Noise
Arguments Traffic Jams
Gossip Lack of Sleep
Queuing

6. Internal Stressors
Beliefs
Perception
low self-esteem
Personality
expectations
“Stress resides neither in the situation nor in the person it

7. Major Life Events
Death of Loved one
Financial Problems
Relationship Issues
Work Matters

8. This is something you
get from everywhere
Now lets have a look
and understand stress
from a spiritual aspect!!

9. Stress is a form of pain which means that I need to
change somewhere.
We have a tendency to blame outside, the
People , friends, relatives , things and situations . This
a very deep rooted thinking which indirectly means
‘we do not want to change , we want to control and
change everything outside.
Stress has become a daily routine an integral
Part of people’s lives something very normal.

10. Stress = Pressure
Resilience
What we’re doing is trying to change the numerator
Which is not in our control.
We must have a check of what is in our control i.e ,
the denominator, our inner powers!!
It all begins with a thought . We need to stop check
and evaluate our thoughts.

11. Identifying Stress
Stress free living starts with identifying
the sources of
Stress in your life.Your true sources
aren’t always
Obvious, and it’s all too easy to overlook
your own
Stress inducing thoughts,feelings and
behaviour :
a. Keep a track of it
b. What caused you stress?

12.  A person experiences stress in all age
groups.
 When we’re young we have the capacity to
cope up with stress.
 But as we grow between 35-40 our body , due
to wear and tear , gets weaker and a little
trigger from outside leads to disease.
 Today all scientists and doctors believe the
root of disease lies in mind,all diseases are
psychosomatic.
 Stress has become an integral part of our
life , just like a measure of success or status

14. We face different sitations in our day to day
lives it is not the situation but the response
that counts because we can’t control the
situations but our own response I.e our
THOUGHTS!!!
While in Stress our body secretes adrenaline
which creates stress hormones under which
we tend to work faster, but more of it can
result in a BURNOUT!!!
It is similar to walking and running , if we run
from one place to another we’ll definitely
reach faster but get tired VERY SOON!!

15. And now lets understand how to do away with
stress.
Firstly, we have a very complex lifestyle we Need
to ease
it down here are some of the tips:
1.Get 8 hrs of sleep per night so that you can
think more clearly.
2.Don’t try to be friends with everyone cultivate

16. 3.Before getting angry ask yoursellf if it
will reallly matter after 20yrs.
4.Focus on being a good person not on
pleasing others.
5.SLOW DOWN
6.Don’t make a mountain out of a
molehill.

17. 8.Forgive and forget end of story
9.Never go to sleep angry
10.Refuse to gossip ,talk behind
others back.
11.Turn off T.V/Video
games/computers they’re time
consumers
12.Be Useful
13.Don’t eat when aren’t hungry.
14.Tell the Truth

18. Short term remedies to
Relax and Recharge
Read a good book Go for a walk
Call a good friend Listen to music
Spend time in nature Play with a pet

19. Permanent cure:
Daily get some time out for YOURSELF!Sit in a
quiet place.Stop thinking about anyone or
Anything.This is your time meant just for u!Sit in
and relax in a comfortable posture and imagine
yourself as a peaceful being…Peace prevails in u…your
are filled with hapiness and love…you are enjoying
your life…your purpose is to be happy,peaceful and
contented….you have good wishes for everyone in the
world….!! Try this

20. To know more Contact
Brahmakumaris:
INDIA
http://www.brahmakumaris.com/
INTERNATIONAL
http://bkwsu.org/