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Prof. & Dr. S. VISWANATHAN
M.D., D.G.O., F.R.C.S., F.I.M.S.A., P.G.D.Y., M.Sc. Ph.D
Director – Viswam Foundation
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
17TH CENTURY FAITH
18TH CENTURY LOGIC
19TH CENTURY IMPROVEMENT
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20TH CENTURY STRESS
21ST CENTURY DEPRESSION
AND PANIC
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Today ‘s life…
A sea going Adventure
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Challenge…?
Re-define
Re-invent
Re-orient
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STRESS
Stress is a messenger which
comes to say something you have
to Learn.
Stress is a kind of Pain which
affects body and mind
Tension = Challenge
(Stress)
Inner Strength
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Stress response and types
Types
DISTRESS
Stress Overload
Stressors
Weakness
Vulnerability
EUSTRESS
Growth enhancing reaction
Stressors
(Opportunities)
Strength
Resistance
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TYPES OF STRESSORS
CHANGE
CHEMICAL
DECISION
WORK
ENVIRONMENTAL
FAMILY
PAIN
PHOBIC
COMMUTING
PHYSICAL
SOCIAL
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These days a lot of
“stress” is being laid on
stress free living
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Research shows that work place
stress is a significant issue in health,
causing imbalances
This has major consequences for
individual employees as well as for
employers.
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When we don’t use all our resources
we tend to get into crisis and stress
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Stress Response and types
Stress Response
Flight
Fight
Freeze
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THREE STAGES OF STRESS
ALARM
RESISTANCE OR ADAPTATION
EXHAUST OR COLLAPSED
MINOR STRESS IS MORE IMPORTANT
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Stress response
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Effects of unmanaged stress
Physical : Fatigue, headache, insomnia, muscle aches,
chest pain, abdominal cramps, trembling, cold extremities,
sweating, frequent colds, lower back pain etc…
Mental : decrease in concentration and memory,
indecisiveness, mind racing or going blank,
confusion & loss of sense of humour
Emotional : anxiety, nervousness, depression, anger,
frustration, worry, fear, irritability, impatience,
short temper, feeling low
Behavioural : pacing, fidgeting,nervous habits (nail
biting, foot tapping), increased eating, smoking,
drinking, crying, yelling, blaming, throwing things,
or hitting
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Effects of unmanaged stress
Psychosomatic disorders : stress causes or aggravates
 tension headache
 migraine headache
 anxiety neurosis
 obesity
 depression
 hormonal imbalances
 fibromyalgia
 diabetes mellitus
 colitis
 irritable bowel syndrome
 coronary artery disease
 infertility
 allergies
 gastric ulcer …
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Stress Consequences
• More than half of all visits to health care
professionals are the consequence of
stress-related disorders.
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BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER
WHICH CAN BE USED TO CREATE HAPPINESS
CULTURE OF BLAME
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GOVERNMENT
FAMILY
BOSS
BANKS
EDUCATION
INDUSTRY
SPOUSE
COLLEAGUES
OTHERS
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WHAT ARE WE SEARCHING?
WHERE ARE WE SEARCHING?
WHAT SHOULD BE THE FOUNDATION?
IF YOU WANT TO MANAGE STRESS
MANAGE THOUGHT, ATTITUDE,
TIME
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UNDERSTANDING WRONG
THINKING
MAGNIFYING
ALL OR NONE APPROACH
ALWAYS ME
WHY ME ATTITUDE
NOTTING
SEARCHING NEGATIVITY
DISQUALIFYING THE GOOD
JUMPING TO CONCLUSION
LABELLING
SELF PUNISHMENT
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NOT TO BE ABLE TO
STOP THINKING
IS A
DREADFUL AFFLICTION
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BUT WE DON’T REALIZE THIS BECAUSE
ALMOST EVERYBODY IS SUFFERING FROM IT,
SO IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL
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to experience the reality of
natural balance & connectedness to
God
is identification with your mind,
Which causes thought to become
compulsive
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ABC STRATEGY TO COMBAT STRESS
A = AWARENESS
What causes you stress?
How do you react?
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ABC STRATEGY
B = BALANCE
There is a fine line between positive and
negative stress
How much can you cope up with before it
becomes negative?
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ABC STRATEGY
C = CONTROL
What can you do to help yourself combat
the negative effects of stress ?
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EIGHTEEN STEPS FOR CONQUERING STRESS
ADVANTAGES
TODAY
UNIQUE
CRITICS AS PSYCHOTHERAPY
FORGIVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE
ONE COMPARTMENT AT A TIME
HELP OTHERS
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
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Time is the best Healer
Drama
No Revenge
Do not Feel Jealous
Make People Happy
Paying Dues
Give up ego
Came – Empty Hands
Go - Empty Hands
Observe Thought Pattern
Surrender to Supreme
Meditation
EIGHTEEN STEPS FOR CONQUERING STRESS
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EVERYONE EXPERIENCES
STRESS!
YOU MUST LEARN TO HANDLE IT
YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!!!!
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IT HAS TO BE
CONTAINED, MANAGED AND
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“Grant me the serenity to accept the things
that I cannot change, the courage to
change the things I can, and the wisdom
to know the difference.”
- Epictetus
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I bow down to the universal teacher
who is absolute truth pure consciousness
and bliss, who is beyond all differences,
who is ever full without attributes and
formless, who is all pervading and ever
centered in the self.
Lead us from the unreality to reality
Lead us from darkness to light
Lead us from death to immortality
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SHANTI, SHANTI, SHANTIHI
Thank you
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