English Words for Stress and Worry - Learn English words for stress and worry - English with Duncan

hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in

England how are you today are you ok I

hope so are you happy I hope so

in this lesson we will take a look at

two negative parts of our lives which

can occur at any moment both of which

have the ability to causes varying

degrees of misery upset and even

sickness in today's lesson we will take

a look at stress and worry

life these days seems to be

getting more hectic I don't think I can

handle this

it all seems too much for me what will I

do how will I cope so many problems it's

all too much for me I can't take this

pressure any longer I need a break make

it all go away please

the word stress relates to the physical

or emotional pressure we feel every day

of our lives although for most of us the

stress is bearable however there may be

times when you feel as if you are under

too much pressure from your daily life

this is when stress becomes a problem

you have many things on your mind and

you constantly worry about them the

stress can be both physical and mental

prolonged stress can lead to ill health

both physically and mentally the most

common side effect of stress is anxiety

too much stress over a long period of

time can lead to physical and

psychological problems

the word worry means to continually

think about something over and over

again something concerns you there is

something on your mind which is making

you unhappy worry is a negative feeling

and it can make you feel miserable for a

long period of time the things we worry

about very maybe you are unhappy at work

or perhaps you are afraid of losing your

job maybe there is a problem with a

relationship perhaps you are worried

about where your life is going the

biggest worry is that of survival which

leads us to the most common worry of all

money

there are many times during the day when

you may become stressed and feel tense

you may be in a hurry to get somewhere

you could be late for an appointment you

may have just missed your bus or your

car may have broken now the bad attitude

or behavior of another person can wind

you up all of these things are likely to

make you feel frustrated and annoyed

stress comes from the anger you feel and

the anger comes from your stress in

other words they feed each other

there are some keywords connected to

stress and worry anxiety you feel

anxious and constantly worried sometimes

for no reason nervous to feel worried

and on edge you may show this feeling by

constantly moving about and fidgeting a

nervous person may chew their

fingernails or talk and chat

continuously or they may do the opposite

and stay still and silent they may sweat

and look anxious nervousness is commonly

felt just before an important task such

as sitting an exam or giving a

performance

ask any person living in a city what

causes them the most stress during an

average day and they will most likely

reply with driving my car

there is something paradoxical about the

way in which we need a car to live yet

we find it's such a burden both mentally

and financially as our lives become more

hectic we are finding that we need to

get to places much quicker which causes

stress which causes us to become more

irritable have you ever lost your temper

and become angry while striving we call

this negative feeling road rage

one of the biggest causes of stress is

work these days it seems as if our lives

are controlled and dominated by our jobs

more than ever

some people blame the computer for this

problem as we can now take our work home

with us more easily thanks to the laptop

computer mobile phones mean that our

supervisors and managers can contact us

anywhere at any time

it would be fair to say that these days

our free time is even more precious than

it ever was before

if you suffer too much stress and worry

over a long period of time then your

health may begin to suffer your mind may

be affected to such a degree that your

way of thinking and behaving becomes

erratic and disorganized you may begin

to suffer from insomnia which means that

you will find it difficult to get to

sleep a doctor may prescribe you

medicine or you may wish to talk to a

professional counselor who will listen

to your worries and help guide you

through the difficulties you are

experiencing believe it or not talking

to someone about your worries can be a

great help indeed so how do we deal with

stress and more importantly how do we

prevent ourselves from getting stressed

well it is of course better to avoid

becoming stressed in the first place try

to give yourself plenty of time before

setting off on a journey it is better to

seek out the reason for your stress

rather than to simply blame everything

some people find it helpful to talk to

another person in private about their

worries and concerns taking regular rest

breaks from work is very important some

people use relaxation exercises to ease

their stress such as meditation the

important thing is to avoid keeping hold

of your stress and bottling it up inside

because one day you may explode

emotionally that is

you

that is all from me today I hope this

lesson has not caused you too much

stress may all your worries be small

ones take care until we meet again

this is Mr. Duncan in England saying

thank you for watching me and of course

ta ta for now