When it comes to stress, it must be said that in our modern world this is definitely a huge problem.
Just as much as all of our innovations have helped us to be able to survive life on this planet more easily, it turns out that they are also what causes stress for us.
As much as our cars can take us from place to place so that travel is not arduous days of work, the cars also add pollution to the air we breathe, but that is not the only pollution they add.
In fact, noise pollution is yet another side effect of our vehicles.
While it may seem a small price to pay for convenient travel, it has been shown that the finely tuned human auditory system is stressed by the noise from vehicles which most us can hear, even inside our homes.
This is what causes stress on a small scale, but cars are clearly not the only culprits.
The situation is far more intricate than this.
It has been shown, for example, that too much reading or TV viewing leads to eye strain.
This kind of stress, while different, is equally tough on our nervous system and we get it in the name of being able to transfer knowledge more easily.
This is exactly why it is said that the causes of stress and the things we do to relieve stress are so closely intertwined.
The fact of the matter is, what causes stress is often the same thing we use to cure it.
We read books to learn about how to relieve stress and we watch comedy or sports as a way to release our stress.
As you can see, this is a double edged sword.
There are things we can do to relax, but most of all, we have to look at the opposite end of the spectrum if we are truly going to be rid of more stress than we take in.
To be clear, what causes stress is generally from outside of ourselves.
Stress is a very natural function of the human body, a warning to us.
If we heard a loud sound and experienced no stress from that, this could be deadly.
Millions of years of human evolution have given us the instinct to respond to sights, sounds and plenty of other sensory data that could save our lives.
This is natural, but what is tough for us is when we cannot release the stress because the sensory data is not something we need to respond to.
The best solutions we have today are simpler than you might think.
Physical exercise and meditation, two opposites themselves, are our strongest tools for relieving the stress we have in our lives these days.
Both involve us finding a source of relief that lies within ourselves.
Just as much as all of our innovations have helped us to be able to survive life on this planet more easily, it turns out that they are also what causes stress for us.
As much as our cars can take us from place to place so that travel is not arduous days of work, the cars also add pollution to the air we breathe, but that is not the only pollution they add.
In fact, noise pollution is yet another side effect of our vehicles.
While it may seem a small price to pay for convenient travel, it has been shown that the finely tuned human auditory system is stressed by the noise from vehicles which most us can hear, even inside our homes.
This is what causes stress on a small scale, but cars are clearly not the only culprits.
The situation is far more intricate than this.
It has been shown, for example, that too much reading or TV viewing leads to eye strain.
This kind of stress, while different, is equally tough on our nervous system and we get it in the name of being able to transfer knowledge more easily.
This is exactly why it is said that the causes of stress and the things we do to relieve stress are so closely intertwined.
The fact of the matter is, what causes stress is often the same thing we use to cure it.
We read books to learn about how to relieve stress and we watch comedy or sports as a way to release our stress.
As you can see, this is a double edged sword.
There are things we can do to relax, but most of all, we have to look at the opposite end of the spectrum if we are truly going to be rid of more stress than we take in.
To be clear, what causes stress is generally from outside of ourselves.
Stress is a very natural function of the human body, a warning to us.
If we heard a loud sound and experienced no stress from that, this could be deadly.
Millions of years of human evolution have given us the instinct to respond to sights, sounds and plenty of other sensory data that could save our lives.
This is natural, but what is tough for us is when we cannot release the stress because the sensory data is not something we need to respond to.
The best solutions we have today are simpler than you might think.
Physical exercise and meditation, two opposites themselves, are our strongest tools for relieving the stress we have in our lives these days.
Both involve us finding a source of relief that lies within ourselves.