hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in
England how are you today are you ok I
hope so are you happy I hope so
in this lesson we will take a look at
two negative parts of our lives which
can occur at any moment both of which
have the ability to causes varying
degrees of misery upset and even
a look at stress and worry
life these days seems to be
getting more hectic I don't think I can
handle this
it all seems too much for me what will I
do how will I cope so many problems it's
all too much for me I can't take this
pressure any longer I need a break make
it all go away please
the word stress relates to the physical
or emotional pressure we feel every day
of our lives although for most of us the
stress is bearable however there may be
times when you feel as if you are under
too much pressure from your daily life
this is when stress becomes a problem
you have many things on your mind and
you constantly worry about them the
stress can be both physical and mental
prolonged stress can lead to ill health
both physically and mentally the most
common side effect of stress is anxiety
too much stress over a long period of
time can lead to physical and
psychological problems
the word worry means to continually
think about something over and over
again something concerns you there is
something on your mind which is making
you unhappy worry is a negative feeling
and it can make you feel miserable for a
long period of time the things we worry
about very maybe you are unhappy at work
or perhaps you are afraid of losing your
job maybe there is a problem with a
relationship perhaps you are worried
about where your life is going the
biggest worry is that of survival which
leads us to the most common worry of all
money
there are many times during the day when
you may become stressed and feel tense
you may be in a hurry to get somewhere
you could be late for an appointment you
may have just missed your bus or your
car may have broken now the bad attitude
or behavior of another person can wind
you up all of these things are likely to
make you feel frustrated and annoyed
stress comes from the anger you feel and
the anger comes from your stress in
other words they feed each other
there are some keywords connected to
stress and worry anxiety you feel
anxious and constantly worried sometimes
for no reason nervous to feel worried
and on edge you may show this feeling by
constantly moving about and fidgeting a
nervous person may chew their
fingernails or talk and chat
continuously or they may do the opposite
and stay still and silent they may sweat
and look anxious nervousness is commonly
felt just before an important task such
as sitting an exam or giving a
performance
ask any person living in a city what
causes them the most stress during an
average day and they will most likely
reply with driving my car
there is something paradoxical about the
way in which we need a car to live yet
we find it's such a burden both mentally
and financially as our lives become more
hectic we are finding that we need to
get to places much quicker which causes
stress which causes us to become more
irritable have you ever lost your temper
and become angry while striving we call
this negative feeling road rage
one of the biggest causes of stress is
work these days it seems as if our lives
are controlled and dominated by our jobs
more than ever
some people blame the computer for this
problem as we can now take our work home
with us more easily thanks to the laptop
computer mobile phones mean that our
supervisors and managers can contact us
anywhere at any time
it would be fair to say that these days
our free time is even more precious than
it ever was before
if you suffer too much stress and worry
over a long period of time then your
health may begin to suffer your mind may
be affected to such a degree that your
way of thinking and behaving becomes
erratic and disorganized you may begin
to suffer from insomnia which means that
you will find it difficult to get to
sleep a doctor may prescribe you
medicine or you may wish to talk to a
professional counselor who will listen
to your worries and help guide you
through the difficulties you are
experiencing believe it or not talking
to someone about your worries can be a
great help indeed so how do we deal with
stress and more importantly how do we
prevent ourselves from getting stressed
well it is of course better to avoid
becoming stressed in the first place try
to give yourself plenty of time before
setting off on a journey it is better to
seek out the reason for your stress
rather than to simply blame everything
some people find it helpful to talk to
another person in private about their
worries and concerns taking regular rest
breaks from work is very important some
people use relaxation exercises to ease
their stress such as meditation the
important thing is to avoid keeping hold
of your stress and bottling it up inside
because one day you may explode
emotionally that is
you
that is all from me today I hope this
lesson has not caused you too much
stress may all your worries be small
ones take care until we meet again
this is Mr. Duncan in England saying
thank you for watching me and of course
ta ta for now