Dealing with a Stressful Modern Life

We live in a society where stress and emotional torture has become a normal problem we have to deal with everyday. We tend to dedicate ourselves with work and contend with a constant battle with responsibilities. Some of the major causes of stress are job anxiety, political and economical insecurity and our financial dealings. Actually, stress is really part of human nature and there is no way we can avoid it - but we can minimize it and transform it into something productive.

I was reading a lifestyle magazine and found this very interesting article about surviving stress. Stress is self- imposed. Though a lot of external situations affect us, we're still the captain of our own ship - we still decide what to embrace and what to push out. We are the ones who create balance to ourselves therefore, we have a great control over stress.

To be able to survive our so-called stressful modern life, we should know exactly our priorities in life. That way, we know which to put first and which one to cross out. We should also determine the main the source of our stress. Take a break. Treat yourself with a pampering favor like a massage or a vacation. Find time to relax while making an assessment that will in turn hatch an egg of solution to it.

The most important thing to do is to know your purpose by listing down your goals in life. Reexamine yourself on what really brings you to existence and commit to them.

Don't let stress wash out the person you've always wanted to become. Rather, use it as a motivational force that will drive you forward to your dreams.