Tuesday 5 August 2014

Damsel In Stress

Being stressed these days seems to be a part of life.
People today live such a stressed life that they don't even try to get it out and relax.
Even the school kids are not spared, with stress regarding homework or exams.
The stress in college ranges differently from the stress about dating someone or passing the exams.
Working life adds another load of stress and it keeps on accumulating until you grow old.
Everyone's stressed about something or the other and if they come across someone who isn't stressed, they will make fun of him since they can't find the reason why that person isn't stressed.
Then that time comes when all of them want to reduce it or eliminate it.
That's the time when they all start to act as a damsel in distress, waiting for their prince charming to come and rescue them.
It's plain stupid, as most of the time they themselves are the reason for their stress and hardly make an attempt to reduce it.
They turn to various activities that reduce stress.
Activities that relaxes the mind like, meditation.
Meditation is good and useful but unless you possess strong will power or get enough sleep, it is not for you.
Imagine a day in the office where you are stressed and feel the need to meditate, you close your eyes, clear out your mind, forgetting the fact that you hardly slept last night, that little meditation session of your ends up being a power nap and later you have to face the wrath of your boss which adds to your stress.
You could try mind relaxing games like chess, or as I call "a slow paced version of I don't know what the hell I'm doing but I think I might win."You could also try your hand in outdoor sports like tennis or football but the main problem with these games is that it starts off as a friendly event, until you have an opportunity to win and cannot lose at any cost.
That also adds to your stress.
Swimming is relaxing, visit a nearby pool once in a while as swimming is a good exercise for your body but be careful in case you spot your friends there as they might make you partake in races with them, even though you don't wanna but it looks fun.Racing of any kind be it in water, air, land or even fire is competitive enough, even if the event may be of a friendly affair, your mind eggs you on your desire to win, even if you don't have it but hey! your brain doesn't see it that way.
Thus, another factor to increase your stress.
Is there a way out?
Yes, there is.
The solution, the only solution.
I present to you, THE BUBBLE WRAP.
That funny looking plastic sheet covered in bubbles, originally used for packing objects but widely used for popping those bubbles for amusement.
It is perfect for reducing stress.
You don't need to think much, heck, you don't even need to think at all since all you have to do is pop the bubbles.
It's fun and you can keep on doing it for hours without being bothered about the time or place.
The creators of these were geniuses and even they would have never in their wildest dreams imagined that these wraps could be used in such a way.
You can get these bubble wraps by going to a store or online and buy a vase or any glass item that you don't need but have some spare money to buy them.
Just chuck out the item or gift it to a friend or relative and let loose your stressful mind to pop every bubble in it, if in case some of them don't pop, you can always stomp on it, which may leave you with even less bubbles to pop.
You could open a shop selling them and earn enough, plus you won't be stressed out since you have the perfect stress buster at your workplace. 
So, say goodbye to all those terrible days of stress with the perfect tool to beat stress and have a great day!