Stress and it's ill effects

Stress is our body's natural response which causes emotional and physical strain when we are pushed hard by the outside world. Those stress reactions includes tension, irritability, inability to concentrate, and a variety of symptoms which includes headache and a fast heartbeat.

I felt all those symptoms when I was away for these few weeks, due to the demands of the Final Year Project, I sacrificed sleep and even my time to relax just to get work done. Sometimes hope seems so dim when I tried to work out certain problems which leads to bigger problems and it seems endless.

There are assignments and reports just thrown along the way which causes me the inability to concentrate and focus on each one. It might be my planning ability, but it seems that even simple questions can make me blurred out or even confused. This is such a big problem for me and causes me more stress.

In life it is impossible to live without some type of stress, And of course most of us wouldn't want to live without it as it gives life some spice and excitement. But in my case, stress gets out of control and harms me in a very grave and dangerous way. It harms my health, my relationship and my ability to actually enjoy life.

I can only pray and hope that God will carry my burden of stress as the more stress I become, the further I diverge away from the correct path. I tend to even wake up at intervals of an hour every night as if I'm having nightmares I can't even cease to remember. Whenever I woke up, my heart beats so hard and I feel myself almost lifeless.

Stress can kill and definitely can cause me to have no hope in my life. I need to be strong, and find things which will relieve me of this weakness. I need God's guidance to guide me away from this calamity. Even a trip away from home, if there's unfinished business, the stress won't go away. 

I need healing badly.. eat sleep eat sleep eat sleep then go for an exercise spree.. I'll definitely do it after my thesis submission.

Figure 1: Adidas Superstar 80s throughout the stress period.