The past decade has witnessed an un-mistakable upsurge in stress levels the world over. People have used distinctive metaphors to define stress – a knife that slices through, an energy-sucking fire and contrasting to some views, an energizing fuel.
American humorist Erma Bombeck famously compares stress to a rocking chair. She said, ‘Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere’
We believe the key to bridging a gap or getting rid of a bad habit is to start at the beginning, and that’s at becoming ‘Self-Aware’. Communities, groups and institutions are full of individuals who experience stress, yet not many acknowledge, or even realise what they are undergoing.
We have catalogued 20 signs to help you identify if you or someone around you is too stressed. Once diagnosed, stress is not very difficult to deal with.
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