Mental Stress And Compiling Stress Tactics

We all feel like this from time to time. Right now I am feeling this way myself. However, I am also considering the entire picture to hopefully address and/or eliminate areas that are causing my stress.

For example, I have a child that needs to be punished for inappropriate behavior and a meeting to attend this evening that requires focus. I have people expecting me to do my best job so this is a stressor in my way. I am letting some of my worries go for now, since those are not pressing. However, there are serious issues I need to address first, since other people were also affected by the child's behavior.

Do you see how one decision from one human being has affected at least two different people in this particular case? Decisions are an essential element required in compiling stress tactics. If we make good decisions, it often produces minimal, if any consequences. However, if we make bad decisions then we affect our own health as well as the health of others in most cases.

For example, I could decide to go out on the town tonight, ignore my responsibilities, ignore my problems, and drive to a local bar. When I arrive at the bar, I relax releasing my stress and drink until the night ends. Being irresponsible, I would most likely also have failed to ask a friend to transport me home this evening, so now I am expected to get home by driving myself. I get in my car and everything seems fine when suddenly white, red and blue lights shine in my rear view mirror. I stop my vehicle and the officer asks me for my registration and driver's license. He smells the aroma of brew on my breath and asks me to step out of my vehicle. He forces me to submit to a series of tests and I slip through the process more than once. The officer then slaps handcuffs on my wrists and drives me to the county jail.

Now I have a big problem. I thought my problems were overwhelmingly stressful, but now I know that I did not have it bad at all. I made a bad decision and guess who has to deal with the stress in the situation? First, I will be overwhelmed with stress, but I affected the life of everyone around me, including my child, friends, family, and so forth. The laws increase every year due to these types of decisions, and fees and fines are increased. We have a problem since the country claims to eliminate poverty, but it continues to escalate as irresponsible and poor decision-making such as the ones presented in this example continue.

As you can see, decisions are the key to reducing stress and compiling stress tactics that benefit us all. We can see how decisions caused stress for thousands of people by reviewing GM's decision to cut back on healthcare cost. The company was stressing over the increase in healthcare and was overwhelmed, losing money as a result. The company supposedly was at risk of going out of business. Now the decision affected each employee and will affect everyone in the country both positively and negatively. Now we see overwhelming stress in the picture.

Let us take a moment and discuss the decision that stressed millions. The company was at risk of losing status in the eyes of the world, and if drastic decisions were not made, then hundreds or even thousands of people would be unemployed. Weighing it out we can see that it appears stressful anyway we view it, however, cutting back on healthcare cost could lead to lower prices in medical expenses and lower prices in insurance policies for healthcare. Now the people sweating on healthcare issues have additional stress caused by a failure to plan for their own future, since they relied on someone else to take responsibility for their futures. If certain stress management schemes were implemented in a proactive manner, they would have saved money for healthcare, since there are no guarantees in life, especially if you are relying on someone else to provide a safe and healthy future for you.

Looking at the positive can help us look ahead and avoid undue stress. If it has not happen yet, then what makes you think the worst will arrive? Wait until the end comes and then you will have real worries, instead of expecting the worst out of every stressor that comes your way.

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