We do not have just one role in our life, all our roles inter-link and thus makes us who we are. Each role comes with its own set of challenges, how we manage the challenges is how much stress we accumulate.

Here are some easy to follow tips to control your stress level.

Prioritise

Sometimes it feels that you have too many pots on the stove and they are all going to boil at the same time. That being the case, you have to know which pot you have put on the stove first, BUT at the same time, you must know which will take a shorter cooking time (hmm, this is beginning to sound like a cooking class! Sorry about that). Sounds complicated, and it is. Some jobs need to be attended first, either due to date-lines or that your child is waiting impatiently for you!

Pace yourself

Don’t take on too many responsibilities, sounds selfish right, but it’s true. If you have too many obligations, you will find it difficult to fulfil some of them. This will cause you stress as you try to do too many things. People that you try to help will be disappointed with you, they may not know the full picture, but that doesn’t stop them from feeling that you let them down.

Share your woes with a friend

When the stress gets too much for you, talking about it to your friend will be a great help. As you discuss the areas of stress, your friends can help you identify what the causes are and they can help you eliminate the stress or at least offer some suggestions how to reduce the stress.

Take a day off

It does work. Sometimes, being bogged down by too much stress from the same area, you need to just step away from it all and give it a rest. Have a good break, recharge! Many people are afraid to take this step, as they feel guilty that they are not trying hard enough. Then when you come back to the problem, you may see it from a different angle.

Laughter

The cup is half empty or the cup is half full. Taking a positive outlook in each situation is a better choice and make you a happier person. Being angry and upset all the time doesn’t make the stress go away. However, with laughter, at least you bring joy to others around you as well as being healthier (something to do with the chemicals floating around in your system! I will try to do an article on that some other time).

Write it down

Sit down in front of your computer or pen and paper/diary if you prefer and pour it all out! You will be amazed by how much stress you are putting yourself through for sometimes inconsequential things or even get stress over things that you cannot control (like the number of readers coming to read my articles!) Better still write an article for Triond and de-stress.

Reflect

You must know yourself. Take time to reflect on your behaviour and what are the triggers that will help you control or lose control of your stress level. Don’t be in self-denial, not now. The more you know yourself, the better you can have control over your stress and change your behaviour for the better. Many people are afraid to take this step as well, as they fear they may not like the person they see in themselves. Don’t worry, if you can see the faults in yourself, that is the first step in your reflection. The next step is to change the behaviour.

Remember, Rome was not built in one day. Take one step at a time and see the change in yourself and be a happier person!

Good luck. You can do it!

I can agree that, young people (Under 18) should be banned from smoking Marijuana, because it can slow down your growth, just like alcohol does.

When you smoke a joint, you don’t want to go and do something stupid, you just wanna sit and relax or go out for a walk ( Not often ) But when you drink too many beers, you go out, and some people gets violent and cant control themselves when drunk, so they end up in detention or the hospital. 90% of my friends and their friends smokes a joint every now and again, just to let go of the stress. It helps better than pills and alcohol. Plus, you don’t get psychical addicted, only mentally. And you can stop smoking when ever you want, I´ve smoked for many years and just had 2.5 years where I didn´t smoke, at all. I look at the alcoholics sitting in the park drinking every day of the week, they cant quit drinking like we can stop smoking our joints.

When you smoke Marijuana you see the world in a different way, but you remember it. Not like alcohol, if you drink too much you cant remember what you did the day before, smoke too much and you can still remember what you did, maybe not what you were thinking, but you know you didn´t do anything stupid.

Im not saying that You should start smoking or let your children smoke Marijuana. Im just saying that its less damaging than alcohol and it should be legalized.

Some people cant handle smoking, so they shouldn´t. Just like some people cant handle to drink.

Every kind of people smokes Marijuana, from craft workers to directors, it takes your stress-level down and many doctors know this. It´s good for Parkinson syndrome too it makes the shaking stop. Of course as every other things, marijuana is damaging if consumed in too large amounts, but so is too much Coca Cola and MacDonald’s.

If you decide to smoke, do it with manners and when you don’t have to do anything for the next 45min.