An Expert Guide to Stress Management by Sinha Sarmila

Author:Sinha, Sarmila [Sinha, Sarmila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Living Life Stress Free Ltd.
Published: 2019-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

Planning the response and avoiding hasty decisions

Practising ‘Calm’ before an important meeting through deep breathing, meditation and other tools

Keeping the lines of communication open

Poor communication or ineffective communication can have an impact on our relationships at work as well as home. I have described this further in the next chapter.

Chapter 6

Managing Stress in Relationships

It is no understatement that we all lead busy lives, juggling work, caring for our children, household chores and other activities. It is worth mentioning that the things that grab our attention are the ‘problems’ in our lives. We take for granted the things that are working well for us. This is particularly true in case of our relationships. Being distracted by our problems, we often prioritise these issues. Every relationship is built on the foundation of mutual love, respect, trust and commitment. No matter how busy you are, it is very important to give some time from your busy day to nourish and nurture your relationships. We all wear multiple hats when it comes to relationships, we are most of these to different people in our lives – we are a partner, spouse, parent, child, friend, peer, boss, manager, uncle or aunt, grandparent and so on. You need to decide how much time you will give to maintain a loving and caring relationship. It is important to be open and honest with our loved ones. If you are going through a tough time, it is better to at least share that you are going to be busy for the next few months and may not be available for other commitments. We sometimes try to protect our loved ones by not sharing our problems with them – for example, in case of financial difficulties. It is a balance of how much information you want to share – your loved ones, as they will know that something is not right, even though you don’t share anything.

The psychological impact of stress such as low mood, irritability, poor sleep, inability to take pleasure in activities and so on also affect our relationships. It’s a double whammy because our other stressors will lead to relationship stress. That’s why it’s very important to communicate with our loved ones.

I have listed some common causes of stress in family relationships, and as I mentioned earlier, poor communication can contribute or worsen the different types of relationship stressors and how to manage them:

Trust issues, lack of commitment: Checking in with your partner and spouse every now and then boosts the healthy trusting relationship. Celebrate your anniversaries with much enthusiasm, give each other gifts on special occasion. Book a dinner date every now and then when you both are busy and spend less quality time with each other because of your busy schedule. If it very difficult, if not impossible to repair a broken trust. Infidelity is the number one cause of Mistrust in a relationship, many marriages ended in divorce because of this. Hence if you are serious about your relationship, come clean and honest if you have fallen off the wagon.

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