It’s a type of stress which is personal and in which you are the cause and it only affects you. One can overcome individual stress through the following ways:
•Seeking advice from friends and colleagues. Most people find it difficult to show their individual stress simply because what’s stressing them is embarrassing when shared but motivations, encouragements and advices from friends play a big role in giving you hope and courage to conquer your stress
•Having an intrapersonal resolution. This is having a personal meditation on how you can resolve your stress. It’s highly preferred if one does not intend to share his or her secrets to anyone. Privacy is secured when one does intrapersonal resolution. Introverts are likely to be using it since they don't talk much to people. They also have few or no one to share their problems with thus finding a solution by themselves.
Group stress
It’s a type of stress which usually affects a group of people who are in same status or have the same job. For example a pandemic affecting males/females or a group of workers may be due to delayed payments or poor working conditions.
Inorder to get rid of this kind of stress, have a general meeting with your senior or the manager and solve the problem.
Organisational stress
This is type of stress affecting member of any organization for instance a company. One can get rid of this type of stress through having resolution conversation with the management of the organisation.
Many organization are formed by a government and big companies. In this case you have to follow the hierarchy of seniority for you to solve your issue. For instance, teachers have an organization which is headed by government officials. They can only communicate to the President about their issues by letting the school principal know, then the Principal can hand the issue over to County education Cabinet Secretary who should also inform the country's Education CS aware. Organizational stress can take long time to resolve due to time consuming to get the message to the most senior person.
Stress Analysis from Health Organizations and Psychologists
According to Forbes Health, people undergoing chronic stress have a high chance of developing flu illness. The report by an analyst says that self-care through prioritizing more time on yourself helps to reduce stress.
Unlike in situations where you focus more on impressing others. For instance you can go for a nature walk or even read a novel, thus relieving stress.
Before deciding on how to control your stress, it's recommended by psychologists to know your stressors first. As reported by American Psychological Association (APA), it is impossible for one to escape stress but doing away with stressors is possible, it depends on how you approach and respond to it before it affects you negatively.
If stress feels overwhelming, one can opt to ask for counselling to control stress. According to National Institute of Health (NIH), someone with stress should have counseling and be close to the family or friends as suggested by psychologists. People struggling with stress need people to talk to and accompany for it relieves stress.
By taking into consideration the above information about stress, you can get to know how you can control and manage yourself when stressed.
Disclaimer: The above article is only for informational purposes
Story updated on: September 8, 2026 by John Muia | InstandTrend
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