Low amount of stress is good for a
healthy body and mind. However, excess and prolonged stressful situations can
be highly detrimental to a person’s overall well-being. It can act as the
triggers to a host of pathological conditions and at times, may lead to many unexplainable
complex psychosomatic disorders requiring medical attention. Before it is too
late to handle stress, from the beginning, it is better to recognize its
sources and take appropriate measures to minimize or contain it. Since
stressful conditions are likely to drain our energy and throw us into utter
disarray, blurring our capacity of judgment; immediate precautions are called
for to resolve the conflicts; personally or if required, with the help of
others. It is all about reaching out ‘soon’ to the right persons; friends,
family members, well-wishers, near and dear ones, or professional counselors,
etc. to get out of the vicious grips of stress and be in charge.