I met a friend after quiet some time and I was shocked to see that she had put-on lot of weight, what was even more shocking was the reason!! She said she’s been overeating these days due stress and depression. I decided not to ask for the reason for depression as I thought the reason could be even more stupid. Depression Eating??? I thought to myself, what a lame excuse to hog mindlessly and grow fat. At that instance I was not ready to believe it even.
I then Googled to find out more about it … Stress and Depression causes hormonal imbalance which increases appetite abnormally, causing eating disorders which result in obesity. Hmm…. Probably she wasn’t lying. In this hectic and competitive professional life, stress has become an unavoidable issue which takes toll on ones health. Tight deadlines, office politics, a tiff with a colleague, a piece of mal-functioning program code, thoughts about career and future all add to a stressful day. But then all these are daily hassles and everyone has to thrive on a certain amount of these things. After all, these are things that keep us motivated and do things better in life.
I started wondering what I usually do when I am stressed. On a stressful day I don’t miss a session at the gym to burn the extra caffeine consumed during the days work. A nice long run on the tread-mill make me feel light both mentally and physically, followed by a usual dinner and one drink of my favorite whisky, while watching late night comedy shows. Then I crawl into my bed when my computer start playing my favorite playlist which comprises of IIayaraja, Rehman, Kishore, Lobo, Beethoven, Yanni and others and allow the music to soothe the grey cells. Surely a wonderful and healthy stress busterJ isn’t it??J .
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