Saturday, August 20, 2011

How to Overcome Stress

I've always been cynical towards people complained about the troubles they experience. I used to say that they have a positive attitude and anticipate what comes to pass. "As a man thinketh, so is he."

But now I think differently. Some things can be learned only by experience. Some may be pleasant or unpleasant few. But you need to have good and bad experiences.

Last year we lost our home in a fire. It was a terrible loss because the property was under insured. My wife and some of my friends asked me why this disaster should happen to me, a positive person. And I do not know why! But I knew one thing. Everything that happens to me happens for good. What is and when it will, I had no idea. I'll have to wait and recognize the good when it comes and be thankful for it.

From the house that burned was a house in a two-sided, it was decided to build a duplex. When the plan was presented to the City, our architect found that we could build a three-story triple. So now we have a three-story triple gives a beautiful view of the ocean and mountains. Freighters and cruise ships around the world at anchor in front of our house, and seabirds and eagles give us endless entertainment. We also have an income of the other two parts of our house. Therefore, the fire was a blessing in disguise.

If the fire had gutted at least 70% of the house, which would have had to repair the damage and not be allowed to demolish the house and build a new one. The fire department was a little slow to respond and resulted in more than 70% of the house burned down. That has helped us very little lag, even though it was not the intention of the fire

Needless to say, during this time we have suffered much stress.

All the stress is created by the mind and the ability to cope with stress is also created by the mind. Some events can cause huge stress and calamity.

First, let's look at some of the harmful consequences of stress. A real incident was narrated by Father Jerome Sorento Morella, an Italian missionary in the Congo. A young man spent a night with his friend. According to the tribe to the young as they are prohibited from eating wild hen for breakfast. Unknown to the visitor the host prepares and serves a wild chicken for breakfast. When the client asked, the host said it was a wild goose. A few years later the two met again. Again, the host prepares a wild chicken for breakfast. Once again the guest asked if he was a wild goose and the host replied, "Yes." The guest refused to eat. The friend laughed and said why do you refuse to eat now, when they were perfectly happy to eat the last time he came. As soon as the customer realized that the breakfast they ate was a few years ago wild fowl began to shake violently and died in 24 hours.

What was the cause of death? Was the violation of the customs of the tribe? He could have been because he did not eat the chicken in the morning and when they violate the custom years ago, it was not too bad. It was the stress of making your violation of tribal custom
few years ago.

Another example that illustrates the deadly consequences of the tension was written by Dr. John K. Williams, a member of the Board of the National Association for Mental Health. He wrote in his book, "The wisdom of your subconscious mind," a doctor gave him permission to experiment with a criminal sentenced to death. The prisoner was blindfolded and told him he was going to be painless bled to death rather than go through the torture of hanging. He was placed on a table. The doctor makes a small incision in the hand but not deep enough to cause bleeding and a small stream of running water was allowed to get into a bowl as if dropping blood is formed from the prisoner's hand. The doctor made suggestions that it was bleeding to death. Soon the prisoner died showing all the symptoms of cerebral anemia. but never lost any blood. Once again the death was the result of the tension created by his mind.





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