Ukraine versus Russia. The politics and the war and the violence behind it. The common people stand behind it cowering in fear, not knowing what will happen, not knowing what to do. This is a time where many will feel scared, alone, isolated and anxious. It is important to support one another and help keep one another uplifted.
As was said by a Wilson’s School in Year 12 “Stress is very bad. It can be detrimental to one’s health.”
It is all well and good to talk about not being stressed and not doing this and that, but the main aspect of it we need to focus on is the actual physical solution - what can we actually do?
One way that we can combat stress is through yoga (which is, as the NHS puts it, “an ancient form of exercise that focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost physical and mental wellbeing.”) For example, taking part in a short-term yoga course has been proven to really boost productivity and lower stress levels.
Another way in which one can combat stress is through exercise, and while this could be high intensity ab HIIT workouts, it can even simply be anything that gets your body moving and raises your heart rate. While exercising, your body releases endorphins which make you happier as well as taking your mind out of the stress of life at that very moment in time.
Finally the main thing is changing your mindset, life is temporary and it will end eventually, whatever age you are, and so just knowing that this life is temporary and you will pass away eventually, whether there is a nuclear war, or apocalypse, or a world war III, whether through a car accident, old age, or falling down the stairs.
Stress is sometimes good, it allows you to stop procrastination and allows you to get out of danger, but too much of it, like too much of anything, is always, always bad for you.
