Abstract

FROM TENSION-INDUCED MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO TRANQUILLITY: SELF-MANAGEMENT THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH

Priyal Patel*, Rashmi Srivastava, Ashwani Upadhyaya, Navneet Sharma and Chandni Gupta

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Abstract

Today, a lot of development is taking place in every sector, and along with this, a major change has been seen in the lifestyle of the people. Due to this major change, excessive tension whether psychological or physical is increasing day by day. Various reasons are responsible for excessive tension in today’s scenario i.e. lifestyle habits, family problems academic pressure, and chronic health problems. All these factors affect the mental as well as physical health of humans. Data related to mental health from indexed journals and from people who have overcome stress with a holistic approach. There are several signs and symptoms of chronic stress, that affect mental health as well as physical health such as anxiety, depression, etc. Our body cells can heal themselves, as well as make new cells that replace those that have been permanently damaged. On the same basis, one can use a holistic approach to manage excessive tension. Such approaches include physical, mental, social, and spiritual ways. The concept of tension/stress is different in Ayurveda and modern science. However, stress can be self-managed with a holistic approach whose effectiveness has been explained using Ayurvedic and modern perspectives. Scientific studies done earlier also indicate that a holistic approach is a way to overcome excessive tension without any need to take modern medicine in the majority of cases and can conclude that, excessive tension can be selfmanageable by all holistic approaches.

Keywords: Tension, Mental health, Holistic treatment.