Stress Management and Suicide Prevention

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Stress Management and Suicide Prevention

Management of stress and prevention of suicide are vital in enhancing a peaceful co-existence and the development as an individual as well as the society at large. Through stress management enforcement, a high percentage of suicide occasions will be curbed. Psychological stress is harmful to good health, and it leads to not only physiological ailment but also physical disorder. Many people do not understand the actions to undertake when depressed and they have the mentality that nothing one can do to cop up with it. With such perspective, there is a significant risk of being financially deprived as well as wastage of time which one would have spent at work or with the family. There is a lot to do in preventing stress in life self-realization being the fundamental solution to managing stress and preventing suicide. It involves being in control of the emotions, the way of dealing with problems, thoughts and way of life. In this paper, the possible solutions to stress management and suicide prevention are elaborated.

To begin with is replacing the unhealthy methods of relieving stress with the healthy ones. It is evident that currently many people deal with stress in the wrong ways which are not healthy. For instance, people cope with stress through smoking, drinking excess beer, use of relaxation drugs and withdrawing from the close people among many other negative ways. One is supposed to focus on a healthier way of dealing with stress such as exercising as different methods may not be valid to every person (Brondani, et.al 2014).

The other solution involves avoiding unnecessary stress and things that can result in a suicidal action. It can be achieved in various ways such as avoiding people who lead to stress, learning to leave awful things and controlling the environment that one lives. By saying no to stress stimulants whether they are related to the profession or personal life is a crucial thing to prevent suicide and stress.

Furthermore, accepting things that one cannot be able to change is a sound solution to the stress relieving and suicide prevention. Some causes of stress are not under person’s control, and the best way to cope up with such scenarios is accepting the fact. It can take a long time or be difficult to agree, but it is better than holding a stressing issue with will lastly affect one’s health (Cwik, et.al 2014). The acceptance comes from not trying to control what is overpowering, learning how to forgive and sharing the feelings with a trustworthy person.

Also, having sufficient time for relaxation and fun is essential in controlling stress and preventing suicide. It can be done by setting time for leisure, having a sense of humour, performing a joyous activity daily and taking up a relaxation exercise. It is important not to focus on work and other things to the extent of forgetting about the body requirements for healthy living (Joshi, et.al 2015).According to the discussion above, it is an individual responsibility to cope up with stress and prevention of suicide. Taking all the postulated possible solutions will enhance a healthy life which everyone is delighted to have. Also, of the solutions illustrated is recommended to be taking a well-balanced meal to ensure proper body functioning which also curbs possible physiological stress.

References

Brondani, M. A., Ramanula, D., & Pattanaporn, K. (2014). Tackling stress management, addiction, and suicide prevention in a predoctoral dental curriculum. Journal of dental education, 78(9), 1286-1293.

Cwik, M. F., Barlow, A., Goklish, N., Larzelere-Hinton, F., Tingey, L., Craig, M., … & Walkup, J. (2014). Community-based surveillance and case management for suicide prevention: An American Indian tribally initiated system. American journal of public health, 104(S3), e18-e23.

Joshi, S. V., Hartley, S. N., Kessler, M., & Barstead, M. (2015). School-based suicide prevention: content, process, and the role of trusted adults and peers. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 24(2), 353-370.