Stress Management is key to achieving Happiness in Life

In modern day living, stress management has become part and parcel of our lives. Everyone of us experience some form of stress at certain point of our life and it is up to the individual to conquer  and control it before stress overcome and get the better out of us.

We all know that stress can give life some spice and excitement and positive stress can help one to cope with problems that might arise. On the other hand, living under very stressful conditions for long periods of time can harm your health, your relationship and your enjoyment of life.

Although many people complained about the stress level experienced in modern day living, a totally stress free life can be boring and un-motivational. Without a little stress to boost us to move forward, people can become lazy and modern civilization may not be so developed and advanced today.

Hence, an 'ádequate' dose of stress is good for a progressive and meaningful life, so to speak. The question now is how much is adequate or enough and should the stress level commensurate with our age, seniority or intellectual level?

In the Singapore context, a youngster would probably experience 'stress' as early as in their primary school days. The competitive environment in our schools, peer pressure, examination pressure and the over-emphasis on academic achievements in our education system all add on to the stress level.

As we enter the labour market, the competition for limited jobs with our fellowmen and 'foreign talents' further fuel the stress engine and add steam to the stress levels. The other life events like family building, career development and fulfilment of our social duties are also factors that contribute to stress.

As such, "stress management" becomes a very important component of our life if we want to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Knowing when to add, deduct and stop the fuelling of the stress engine can make a remarkable difference between success and failure for many of us.

Stress is an abstract component, it can neither be seen or heard but can only be felt through adverse events in our everyday lives. Only those with an excellent mental state of mind can conquer it and delay its effects.

Thus, I always believe that people who can successfully subdue the adverse effects of stress and manage it to their advantage are the ones who can control their own destiny and achieve happiness in their lives!

Let's all maintain a positive mindset, assess our own strengths and weaknesses regularly and arrest the entry of stress in our lives so that we can conquer and control it and make it a contributing factor to achieving happiness in our life!

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