stress Management

Abstract

The multinational culture, seamless borders,  increasing exposure, and expectations have resulted  in a competitive market arena. This demands better  performance, higher scores, and improved achievements.  Everyone is struggling to excel. All this has resulted in an  environment of anxiety, uncertainty, pressure, and tension.  This mental state of tension is more specifically known as  ‘Stress’. Stress is, in fact, our body’s automatic reaction  to some opportunity, challenge, difficulty, ambiguity,  or trauma in life.  This has become so prevalent and  unavoidable these days that it is often considered normal.  Everyone has to deal with it, but different people have  different ways to deal with and manage it. Some may  perform better in a stressful situation whereas some  may collapse. Generally, it is considered a negative  emotion and adversely affects the physical, psychological,  and professional well-being of people.  Along with the  well-being of people, it also affects their behaviour and  performance at work. So, it is a matter of concern not  only for the general people or the employees but also the  employers and the organizations. Given the prevalence  of stress and its impact on our day-to-day lives, it is  important to understand various aspects of stress so that  people can benefit from learning about their condition.  By understanding the status, they can initiate take action  to control or manage it.