Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Stress buster

I reached my friend’s home and could hear his loud laughter even at the door.
“Laughter is a powerful stress reducer,” he said opening the door.
“Is it? Let me also laugh,” I tried, but ended up braying. The envious neighbours were not amused and my friend had to shut the door instantly.
His lecture continued. Stress can cause heart disease, hair loss and even cancer. Listed among the most stressful jobs were surgeon, pilot, photojournalist and real estate agent. Interestingly, the least stressful jobs were listed as dietician, astronomer and systems analyst. Experts agree that the primary reason for stress is money.
“Why do you talk so much about stress today?” I asked.
“It started like this,” he explained. “I had gone to the saloon for a Salman Khan-style cut. The Malayalam TV channel was on and the barber, who was engrossed in Kerala political news, not only messed up my handsome look, but also gave me a cut in the chin.”
“It is OK. Bruce Willis will definitely envy your hairstyle,” I consoled him, handing him a chocolate bar.
“Wow,” he grabbed it.
“In case you do not know, dark chocolates can cut stress hormone levels,” I laughed quietly this time. Shhhh…The neighbours should not hear.
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27 comments:

  1. NonaAugust 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    :) Right about stress! It can cause unintended harm to health. But again, what to do? My bills have to be paid. I need to earn money.... :)

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  2. AshaAugust 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    hope you hav'nt started dark chocolate business, If yes, it could do roaring business after this post.

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  3. ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ/ AshwiniAugust 30, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Absolutely right on that last note. Chocolates - the best stress buster I've known. I carry few dark squares of them in my bag most of the time. :)

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  4. chitraAugust 30, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Get some chocolates for me also friend..

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  5. NRIGirlAugust 30, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Interesting to know System Analysts are among the less stressed. No wonder I am cheerful always - with or without chocolate!

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  6. ThinkingAugust 30, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    So are you selling dark cholcolate now?

    http://thinkinglifeandyou.blogspot.com/

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  7. Rama AnanthAugust 30, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Why did you go with chocolates to his house?
    Better tell me fast for I am getting stressed out thinking about this,pleas.............

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  8. SEPOAugust 30, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    cool post!!
    now i am off to eat some chocolates!!!

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  9. AmritAugust 30, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Ramesh,

    System Analysts have a lot of stress in the USA these days - not because of the job - because of possibility of losing it. As I always say Computer Professional worked them out of job- made computers cheap and reliable - no one needs Computer Professional anymore.

    I love chocolate. Chocolates are very good for HEALTH :)))))

    As always fun reading your posts.

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  10. BikramAugust 30, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    chocolates yummy anfd true what you say they do help a lot..

    although once i have had them i have to make sure i go for a marathon else my tummy will be a football ..

    Bikram's

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  11. SandhyaAugust 30, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I too will look out for some dark chocolates!

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  12. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Hahaha.....Neighbojur's envy, owner's pride ;-)

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  13. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    White chocolates too are good yaar...put any nice chocolate in your mouth, close your eyes and enjoy the melting chocolate ... ....yummy...stress...what is it?

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  14. hamaarethoughts.comAugust 31, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    lolz..very funny!
    Salman khan... Bruce Willis...
    all hot stars!
    ...Dark chocolates are good for heart too..
    if taken in moderate quantity..

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  15. RachnaAugust 31, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I love chocolate ,but I have kids to balance out with creating more and more stress :). I laughed loudly at your first para about you trying to laugh that ended up sounding like braying :). I was trying to imagine that. Stress is a big problem these days but if one is conscious of it, it is easy to keep it at bay.

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  16. MadhulikaAugust 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    I love chocolates... nothing in this world is better than a chocolate :)

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  17. ShobhaAugust 31, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    You make every post interesting with your anecdotes...
    Stress or no stress...I don't eat chocolates..people find it strange that I don't like chocolates.

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  18. smAugust 31, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    beautiful sweet post

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  19. BK Chowla,September 1, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Stress is a state of mind. Some people have the habit of taking on too much

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  20. The Damned WriterSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Chocolates-stress busters, yeah!
    But they sometimes have the adverse effect on me cuz i start worrying abt the calories! :P

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  21. Felicity Grace TerrySeptember 1, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    I quite agree, chocolate is a wonderful stress buster.

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  22. Vijay MenonSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Choclates \m - I wouldn't mind faking stress for that ;)

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  23. RagavanSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Nice Chocolate Ramesh.How is every one at your end.Take care ,and bring many more Chocolates.
    K.Ragavan.

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  24. RajlakshmiSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    ahh chocolates!! my weighing machine can tell tales :P

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  25. OnkarSeptember 3, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    I love chocolates. Thank God, you are recommending chocolates.

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  26. ♥ BrajaSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Ha!! Perfect. See? Chocolate fixes everything. We women have known this for centuries :))

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  27. Sai CharanSeptember 6, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Stress can bring down the most cheerful person, so to find different ways to beat it, relaxing and as you said, have some nice laughs with friends - thats the secret for a carefree life!! :)

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