Among the hardest parts of living in the modern world is
stress and anxiety. With worries about work, the environment,
the economy, natural disasters, terrorism, and the general
state of the world, it seems that there is no end to the
number of things to worry about. Though we cannot control
many of these things, they still weigh on our minds and
cause us stress and anxiety. However, despite these concerns,
we should try to avoid stress and anxiety.
Stress and anxiety are, at their hearts, mental problems.
They are conditions in which the mind is racing and constantly
circling around certain concerns. The concerns may be seemingly
mundane, but the concerns keep recurring until they push
out all the other thoughts in the brain and create their
own towering mass of worry. And this tower is, in itself
self-propagating simply because stress and anxiety tend
to create themselves because stress and anxiety cause the
mind to condition itself to stress and anxiety.
There is research to suggest that the mind gets used to
stress and anxiety and, once it is conditioned, it will
quickly return to stress and anxiety. In fact, there is
some evidence that shows that stress conditioning may actually
begin when we are too young to do anything about it. Children
who face a great deal of stress will find their minds altered
such that they will quickly return to a state of stress
at the slightest provocation. It is almost as though the
mind misses the state of stress and anxiety and wants to
return to it once it has found the state.
Unfortunately, this creates serious problems not only for
the mind, but also the body. Stress and anxiety put a great
many demands on the human body. It causes headaches, high
blood pressure, ulcers, sleep problems, immune system deficiencies
and can even swell the joints, which can cause severe problems
with conditions such as arthritis. As well, stress and anxiety
can result in depression, memory problems, and even alcohol
and drug abuse for those who suffer from stress and anxiety
regularly. Thus, stress and anxiety are not merely problems
of the mind, but they are problems of the mind that can
cause problems in the body. The mind does, in surprising
ways, control the body. And a mind that is overly taxed
can lead to a body that is overly taxed.
Thus, you must understand that you can also control your
mind. Stress and anxiety do not need to take over your mind.
In fact, you can control how your mind responds to the problems
that arise in life.
Remember that you can decide not to be stressed. You do
not have to be anxious. You can change your mind and let
things slide away. Yes, there are many things in this world
to worry about. However, worrying about them will not change
many aspects of the modern world. Constantly thinking about
work, the environment, the economy, or politics will not
change them. Instead, resolve to change things that you
can change and do not worry about what you cannot control.
The thing to keep in mind is a sense of perspective. Yes,
work is stressful, but do you need to worry about being
attacked by a lion when you leave the office? When you go
shopping for groceries, do you need to think about whether
there will be a pack of marauding barbarians in the produce
section? Hopefully, the answer is, "No." Thus,
you do not have the same concerns as our forebears and you
should keep that in mind. Life is pretty safe these days
and the so-called "Age of Stress" is entirely
of our own creation. We are stressed about things that we
decide to be stressed about. And the things that we are
stressed about really aren't that important in the long-run
scheme of things.
Stress and anxiety are, seemingly, enough to worry about
on their own. So don't fall into the trap of keeping them
going. Keep life in perspective, keep yourself on an even
keel and remember that you can control your own mind. If
you can manage to do that, stress and anxiety to not need
to take over your life. >>
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