• Felling anxious, mood swings, forgetfulness are the common symptoms of stress
• Stress can be caused due to many reasons:
1. Pressure at work
2. Psychological pressure at work
3. Competition
4. New life styles
5. New environment / atmosphere
• Most common way to manage and get rid of stress:
1. Be aware of the consequences
2. Avoid unnecessary work and competition
3. Keeping yourself physically and mentally fit
4. Set priorities in life
5. Try for achievable goals first to attain confidence

Why stress management

• Reducing stress obviously leads to a job satisfaction
• Improves attitude and reduces anxiety
• Increase in productivity.
• Reduces the use of drugs.
• Increases self control and self esteem
• Keeps an individual mentally and physically stable.

Types of stress

Causes of stress

• Work pressure
• Peer Pressure
• Trying to achieve the best always
• Over confidence
• Having a negative perspective always

How to avoid stress

• The key to avoid stress is to avoid people and things that cause stress!
• Restrict yourself to boundaries. Don’t overload yourself
• Analyze your schedule and responsibilities
• Avoid being disheartened if things don’t work as expected
• Mange your time properly and learn to compromise
• If too stressed, delegate the task
• Don’t try to change things if the are not under your control.
• Adapt a healthy lifestyle.
• Try and develop new skills and indulge in extra curricular activities.
• Mental stress can be avoided my meditation, music, coffee etc.