Mental stress has become a disturbing factor among business executives. A person, who is under mental stress, exhibits a high level of irritability, lacks objective approach to handling of issues, fumbles in decision-making, takes unilateral decisions, develops distorted perceptions, gets prejudiced and becomes highly impatient. Therefore there is an immediate need for finding a cure for the malady of mental stress plaguing business executives. Yoga, the technique mastered by the ancient Indian seers, provides a solution to this malady.
With the growth of modernization and technological development, the number of people under mental stress has increased. Regularly, varieties of mental ailments are reported that outnumber physical ailments. Psychologists confirm that most physical ailments originate in mental stress. Though mental stress sweeps through humanity, recently it has been seen the worst victims of it are businessmen and business executives. Of the two, business executives are becoming more and more stressed of late, since business expects a lot from them, and they are under compulsion to walk the tightrope in a world where the jungle rule of "survival of the fittest" has become a golden rule of business. The result is any business executive worth his or her name is constantly under mental stress.
Physiologists have found out that in response to stress, the pituitary gland secretes a body chemical called Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) into the blood, which induces the adrenal gland to produce other body chemicals called adrenaline and norepinerphine. The release of these chemicals into the human body system gives rise to increase in blood pressure, and increase in blood sugar level.
Thus, the connection between mental stress and physical ailments has been established beyond doubt. Apart from physical ailments, loss of memory, lack of concentration, disturbed sleep, restlessness, irritation, anger, depression, anxiety, absent-mindedness, impatience, misanthropy etc., are some of the mental/emotional ailments that affect a stressed out person directly. As the physical, mental and emotional ailments owing to stress will affect business executives, there is an imperative need for them to learn how to manage stress. |
