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M any of us go through low moments in life; while some of us snap out of these feeling, others do not. People with a depressive disorder /clinical depression find that their state interferes with their day to day activities, and may also feel that life is not worth living. Depression is defined as “a mental state or chronic mental disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self-esteem, and self-reproach; accompanying signs include psychomotor retardation (or less frequently agitation), withdrawal from social contact, and vegetative states such as loss of appetite and insomnia.” (Ref: medilexicon)

S tress is an everyday occurrence for most people. Deadlines to meet, traffic rush, relationships, exams etc.  While some stress factors can be avoided, some are out of our control and cannot be avoided. Unavoidable stress needs to be managed by avoiding situations that will cause stress as much as possible. 

I  have heard too many reports on people dying below forty years of age, although this is inevitably the end of man, it still hurts, as some causes of deaths are due to ignorance. Hosea 4:6 says my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Stress is a major killer of man, it leads to premature death. In our pursuit to make a living, many of us spend long hours commuting to and from work, long hours sitting at work, to list a few, and very little time to relax.  Stress has been identified as one of the major causes of heart problems like high blood pressure which often leads to a stroke, studies have shown that stress worsens asthma, stress is identified as one of the lead causes of headaches, including migraines, stress accelerates your aging process, hair loss and very recently, I heard stress could be a cause of miscarriages and delay in conceiving.