Stress

Stress: is defined by the Oxford Learner's dictionary as

Mental pressure: pressure or worry caused by the problems in someone's life.
Physical pressure: put on something than can damage it or make it lose shape
Ilness: Illness caused by diffuclt physical conditions.

Of course there are other definitions but for the purpose of my post I will stick to these definitions.

We, as adults go through alot from the time we wake up in the morning, at work, and back home in the evening. There are times/days when everything goes wrong;when whatever we do goes wrong, and whatever happens to us is trouble. Then the nights never seem to end. Because of this world's demands we encounter some situations that pull us down. These happenings however can impact on us negatively.

We all go through stress or get stressed one way or another. Thus, it makes it vital to try and avoid such issues that stress us or even people who will always enjoy stressing others, personally I call them "sadists". Their joy is to see someone else stressed or in a terrible situation. The onus is thus on us the individuals to weigh options laid out infront of us, to think logically on ways of how to curb stress or avoid it all together.

Our brothers and sisters from the West have psychiatrists to whom they pour out their hearts'problems, get advice on how to sort themselves out from them. This way, they relieve their tension and even stress. They also have places or relaxation spas where they go and relax for a period of time, then return to the real world, fresh and bursting with renewed energy, to continue from where they left off.


In Africa, Uganda, we may not have these facilities. If they are there we can not afford them, thus we will need to seek other means of releasing that stress so that it does not impact on our daily lives, work, family and others, negatively.

One way is to select one friend whom you trust and talk to them. Personally, I think having someone to confide in, mothers, sisters, best friend or a confidant will help us curb stress. It relieves the tension cause you are sharing it with someone else.

Secondly, get a spot where you can either sit or lie down and relax for sometime without interruption. It can be a room, a favourite corner or part of the house, garden and take in life's beautiful things. This can be turned into a habit such that when your family members see you in 'your spot' they know that you must be left alone to relax. Let it be a sign that you need your personal space and time to reflect.

Another way to curb stress, is to THINK POSITIVE all the time. Hey, if you look at it, the situation could have been worse or taken to the worst. Think positive, encouraging uplifting thoughts and the negative will soon disappear.