Stress & Mind Stress & Mind ManagementManagement

A Seminar

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The Need ?The Need ?• 4,07,200 documents on the 4,07,200 documents on the

word ‘Stress’ on World Wide word ‘Stress’ on World Wide Web Web

• In the US one out of two In the US one out of two cardiac arrests are on cardiac arrests are on account of stressaccount of stress

• In the UK 2,70,000 In the UK 2,70,000 individuals take time off individuals take time off everyday due to work-everyday due to work-relatedrelated stress–Cost:7 billion stress–Cost:7 billion poundspounds

The Need ?The Need ?

• 4,07,200 documents on the 4,07,200 documents on the word ‘Stress’ on World Wide word ‘Stress’ on World Wide Web Web

• In the US one out of two cardiac In the US one out of two cardiac arrests are on account of stressarrests are on account of stress

• In the UK 2,70,000 individuals In the UK 2,70,000 individuals take time off everyday due to take time off everyday due to work-related stress–Cost:7 work-related stress–Cost:7 billion poundsbillion pounds

The Need ?The Need ?•Over 50% of US population visits a clinical Over 50% of US population visits a clinical psychologist /psychiatrist at least once in psychologist /psychiatrist at least once in two years.two years.

* Maximum stress at age 18-24 * Maximum stress at age 18-24

* Culprit of most complaints- IBS,low birth- * Culprit of most complaints- IBS,low birth- weight babies, heart attacks, asthma, weight babies, heart attacks, asthma, migraines.migraines. * Even responsible for women going bald!* Even responsible for women going bald!

* 80% of surgical references can somehow * 80% of surgical references can somehow be traced to underlying stress-California be traced to underlying stress-California Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Technology

The Need ? The Need ? •India Today

*One in five children have stress related emotional disorders.

*40% teenagers admit to severe anxiety.

*Apollo Hospitals – a leading chain of hospitals has opened a separate clinic for teenagers – seeing a huge no. of

teen patients coming in for treatment for problems like obesity to anorexia.

India Today

*In the past five years, cardiologist Brian Pinto of Nanavati hospital, Mumbai, has seen

a 20% increase in teenage patients with hypertension.

* Teen suicide rates have trebled in the past

25 years and 40% suffer from anxiety.Causes : Academic Pressure, Lack of family

support.Long term Consequences : Most adult depression is rooted in adolescence.

What is Stress ??What is Stress ??• Stress is a Stress is a

physiological response physiological response to an imbalance in the to an imbalance in the mind.mind.

What is Stress What is Stress Management ?Management ?

• Control Control •Knowledge

Causes of StressCauses of Stress

1) Unfulfilled Desires1) Unfulfilled Desires

What is this life ?What is this life ?We have no time to stand and We have no time to stand and

stare,stare,No time to stand beneath the No time to stand beneath the

boughs,boughs,And stare as long as sheep and And stare as long as sheep and

cows.cows.

2) Competitive lifeCauses of StressCauses of Stress

‘‘LIFELIFE’’ it makes you think it makes you think’’   

The paradox of our time in The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller history is that we have taller

buildings, but shorter buildings, but shorter tempers; tempers; wwider freeways, ider freeways, but narrower viewpoints,but narrower viewpoints,WWe spend more, but have e spend more, but have

less;less; we buy more, but enjoy it we buy more, but enjoy it

lessless..    

We have bigger houses and We have bigger houses and smaller families; more smaller families; more

conveniences, but less time; conveniences, but less time;

We have more degrees, but We have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, less sense; more knowledge,

but less judgment; more but less judgment; more experts, but less solutions; experts, but less solutions;

more medicine, but less more medicine, but less wellness.wellness.

We have multiplied our We have multiplied our possessions,possessions, but but

reduced our values.reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too We talk too much, love too seldom,seldom, and hate too and hate too

often.We've learned how to make often.We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've a living, but not a life; we've

added years to life, not life to added years to life, not life to years.years.

We've been all the way to the We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the crossing the street to meet the

new neighbournew neighbour..

  

We've conquered outer space, but We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;not inner space; we've cleaned up we've cleaned up

the air,but polluted the soul; the air,but polluted the soul;

We've split the atom, but not our We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. prejudice.

We have higher incomes, but We have higher incomes, but lower morals; lower morals; We've become long We've become long on quantity, on quantity, but but

short on quality.short on quality.

These are the times of tall These are the times of tall men, and short character; men, and short character; steep profits, and shallowsteep profits, and shallow

relationships.relationships.

These are the times of These are the times of world peace, but domestic world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but warfare; more leisure, but

less fun;less fun; more kinds of food, but more kinds of food, but

less nutrition.less nutrition.

These are days of two These are days of two incomes, but more incomes, but more divorce; of fancier divorce; of fancier houses, but broken houses, but broken

homes.homes.

It is a time when there is It is a time when there is much in the show window much in the show window

and nothing in the and nothing in the stockroom.stockroom.

‘‘LIFELIFE’’ it makes you it makes you thinkthink……

Causes Causes of Stressof Stress

Uncontrolled Uncontrolled

Mind & SensesMind & Senses1950 School 1950 School Problems-U.S.A.Problems-U.S.A.a)a) Sticking gum Sticking gum b) Talking in b) Talking in class.class.

c) Distracting c) Distracting teachersteachers

Today at Today at SchoolSchoola) Drug a) Drug AddictionAddictionb)Teenage b)Teenage PregnancyPregnancyc) c) Carrying Carrying Guns & Guns & shoot shoot teachers.teachers.

Causes of StressCauses of Stress

““A man with the most Toys wins at Death”A man with the most Toys wins at Death”

DissatisfactionDissatisfaction

* * Parameters of successParameters of success

Causes of StressCauses of Stress

Expectation Expectation Actual RealityActual Reality

A WIDE GAPA WIDE GAP

STRESSSTRESS

9 kinds of FEAR9 kinds of FEAR

Solution RecipesSolution Recipes1) 1) MAKE TRUTH & LOVE AS MAKE TRUTH & LOVE AS

FOUNDATION OF LIFEFOUNDATION OF LIFE

Motivation to Motivation to workwork

Love Love or or

ExpectationExpectation

Solution RecipesSolution Recipes

2) Mind Management 2) Mind Management thru Soundthru Sound

HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C.BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADSWAMI PRABHUPAD

THANK YOU VERY THANK YOU VERY MUCHMUCH

• TAKE HOME MESSAGETAKE HOME MESSAGE

1)1) CHANT AND BE HAPPYCHANT AND BE HAPPY

2)2) MAKE TRUTH AND LOVE –THE MAKE TRUTH AND LOVE –THE FOUNDATION OF OUR LIFEFOUNDATION OF OUR LIFE

Stop Worrying Stop Worrying

and Start and Start LivingLiving