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Stress is the word on everyone’s lips today. No matter where you go—school, the office, the pub. It may seem like an unavoidable—and sometimes intolerable—burden. Stress, however, is created by our attitude. Yes, there are external events that cause us concern, but how we 2)perceive the event determines the stress we feel. In this issue, we’ll lead you to understand stress properly and try to offer several good stress relieving ideas.
压力是现在所有人口头上的流行词汇。不管你去哪里—学校，办公室还是酒吧。它可能看上去像是一种不可避免的—有时候是难以忍受的—负担。然而，压力的有无是由我们的心态决定的。是的，外在的事件固然使我们担忧，但以怎样的心态来应对事件决定了我们感受到的压力的大小。这一期，我们将引导大家正确地了解压力，并试着提供几种释放压力的好方法。
心理学家曾把压力比喻为一把刀，可以为我们所用，也可以把我们割伤，这要看你握住的是刀刃，还是刀柄。
Now let’s begin our discussion by answering my following questions.
现在，让我们跟随Molly的提问，踊跃表达自己的想法，一起进入本期的“压力”讨论吧！
1. Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache? Have you had days when you were so loaded down with your job that you had trouble sleeping?
If your answer is yes, then you know what it’s like to feel stress. Stress is what you feel when you react to pressure, either from the outside world (school, work, family, friends) or from inside yourself (wanting to do well in school, wanting to fit in).
e.g. ?I get really 3)stressed-out waiting for my test results. It is quite scary on the morning, having to wait for them to be posted up at the school. I couldn’t eat any breakfast, although I did at least sleep the night before.?
2. Being stressed-out may bring the troubles to our life ultimately, then it’s essential for every one of us to figure out what causes our stress.
We often talk about feeling stressed and yet many of us are confused about what stress actually is and what causes it. Stress involves a relationship between the “bemands”made of you and the personal, emotional and organizational “resources”you possess to meet the “bemands.”
e.g. “The way I am perceived by the outside world has a lot of influence on how I feel about myself, like it or not, and no matter how much I tell myself that I don’t care what anyone else thinks, it really can affect me. My competitive 4)streak causes me a great deal of stress!”
3. How do you manage your stress in life? Have you tried to find a way to cope with it well or do you just run away from your problems?
The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means everything in our life should get equal time. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: sleep, exercise, leisure, and food. There are many ways (conventional, funny or weird) to handle stress as long as they are safe and effective.
e.g. “Well, exercise and meditation do help me eliminate 5)chronic stress over the long term. But one thing I do that may sound 6)off-the-wall, is to scream at the top of my lungs and then yell every 7)obscenity I know at the situation. Sounds 8)wacky, but after 30 seconds to a minute of that, I have released most of my stress, and actually see how funny I must look, and end up laughing at myself.“
4. We have to admit that trying to live without stress, is like trying to live without truly living. So what attitude should we take to recognizing stress properly?
In fact, a little bit of stress is good. Most of us couldn’t push ourselves to do well at things without feeling the pressure of wanting to do well. After all, it is even a part of good things—tarting a new job, getting married, holiday celebrations. Therefore, we must strive to find peace-keeping and creative ways to approach stress, which means we will be able to live lives that are peaceful and creative.
Here, let’s listen to three friends sharing about how they deal with the stress in their life.
接下来，我们来听听下面这三位朋友在压力面前，都有哪些管用的招数。
招数1:Organize Your Life 让生活条理化
This month has been a 9)veritable roller coaster of emotions and stressful moments—I’m beginning to see the physical signs of my stress.
I left myself with a whole mass of work for college, thinking I had weeks to start it all, but suddenly deadlines are looming. I find myself staring blankly at a computer screen every night until the library shuts, wishing I had the organizational skills I never inherited from my mother! This doesn’t actually feel particularly stressful at the time’it’s only when I think I’m finally relaxing that I notice the signals.
There seem to be a lot of little things the body does in reaction to stress that are barely noticeable when you’re in the midst of things but 10)materialize later on—like finding your jaw is clenched and your hands in fists when you’re in bed trying to sleep. It can also make your hair fall out more than normal—quite distressing.
I’ve been dealing with these symptoms by attempting to tackle the cause. I decided my work tactic from now on will be to start every assignment the week I get it, and spread the work out over the weeks. As for the muscle 11)spasms and the hair loss, yoga is the answer. My yoga class cures headaches, gives me energy even after a busy day, and stretches the muscles I never knew I had. I come out after an hour-and-a-half session feeling like I could do my day again, then I always get a good night’s sleep.
这个月我的情绪波动很大，时常感到紧张，好像着实坐了回“过山车”。我开始感到压力带来的体征变化了。
我有一大堆大学里的功课要做，心里琢磨着，我还有好几周的时间来开始这一切；可转眼间，最终期限已迫近。我发现自己每天晚上都表情木然地盯着电脑屏幕，直到图书馆关门；要是能有好的组织能力该多好，而这个优点妈妈一点也没遗传给我！实际上，这个时候我并没有感到特别地有压力—唯有当我以为我终于快要放松了，我才觉察到压力来袭的信号。
身体在应对压力时似乎会有很多微小的反应，而当你埋头在一堆事务中时，你很难察觉得到，但不久外在征兆便会显露出来—比如你躺在床上试图入眠时，会发现自己咬着牙关、攥着拳头。压力还能令你的头发比正常情况下脱落得更厉害—的确烦恼。
我一直通过试图找出解决压力的起因的方法来应对这些症状。我想好了，从现在起我的功课策略就是每项任务从拿到的当周就开始做，分摊到接下来的几周中完成。至于肌肉痉挛和头发脱落的问题，解决的办法是练瑜珈。我的瑜珈课程治好了我的头疼，让我即使忙碌一天后仍精力充沛，而且舒展了全身的肌肉（有些肌肉我以前都未发觉）。上完一个半小时的瑜珈课出来，我感觉好像还有力气把当天的事情再做一遍，然后到了晚上我总能舒舒服服地睡个好觉。
招数2:The Power of a Hot, Bubble Bath
热泡泡浴的威力
Never underestimate the returns of taking the time out to take a long, hot bath. I took one last night probably for the first time in over two years. (Yes friends that is correct—t wo years. Can you believe it?) Well I threw in the bubbles, got my book that Debbie lent me and read and just shut myself off from what was going on right outside that door. It was awesome. I’m 12)off duty for the next two hours. I’m taking a bath. And there were no chores, no arguments. I always used to think it was so 13)cliche to say, “just take a hot bath to relieve stress.?But I realize that it works—as long as you actually set the time aside to just relax. No alternative agenda. The hot water and the 14)soothing fragrance of the bubble bath help to clear my mind and relax my body.
招数3:Journal Stress on Your 15)Blog
把压力写进博客
For me, extensive writing is a way to relax and work through complicated personal problems. The very act of writing out experiences and feelings leads to my self-discovery and clear thinking. The physical and psychological benefits are so apparent, this form of stress relief now has a clinical name—journaling. Many other people blog to 16)shed their “mask”and tell the world who they really are. For them, blogs give life to the inner voice. On the other hand, sometimes bloggers write to 17)unleash an 18)alter ego. Blogs give every Clark Kent a chance to be Superman. There is also the person who has a perpetual and powerful urge to state his opinion whether anyone is listening or not. Occasionally, such bloggers produce material of high quality and enormous interest; but even if the output is so-so, the blog could be their main form of release.
暂时放下工作，慢悠悠地泡个热水澡吧，千万别低估它带给我们的好处。昨天晚上可能是我这两年多来头一回泡了个澡。（对啊朋友们，我说的没错—两年了，你能相信吗？）我把浴缸放满泡泡，手里捧着戴比借给我的书阅读着，任自己静静地浸在泡泡里，不理会浴室外的任何事情。这种感觉太好了。接下来的两个小时，我什么活也不干。我在洗澡。一切的家务琐事、纷争喧扰都不存在。我以前总以为，说什么“洗个热水澡，舒缓一下压力”不过是陈词滥调；可是我现在意识到，它真的管用—只要你真正把时间搁到一边尽情放松就好。不要有什么别的日程安排。泡泡浴那热腾腾的浴汤和舒缓精神的香氛有助于我清除心头杂念，放松身体。
对我来说，大量的写作是一种放松心情和解决复杂的个人问题的途径。把经历和感情抒发出来，正是这种做法引导我发掘自我的内心世界，理清自己的思维。它带来的身体和心理上的益处是十分显而易见的，这种释放压力的方式现在有了一个临床医学上的名称—“日志疗法”。另外有很多人写博客是为了摘下他们的“面具”，将他们的真性情公之于世。对他们来说，博客让他们得以发出内心的声音。从另一方面讲，有时候写博客的人是想释放他们个性的另一面。日志给了每个“克拉克·肯特”（超人的常人状态）一个成为“超人”的机会。还有一种人，他们有着强劲而持久的冲动想要表达自己的观点，不管有没有听众。这种博客写手时不时会创作出质量上乘和引起广泛关注的文字；不过，即使是文章的产量和质量一般，博客仍能够成为他们释放情感的重要方式。
压力是现在所有人口头上的流行词汇。不管你去哪里—学校，办公室还是酒吧。它可能看上去像是一种不可避免的—有时候是难以忍受的—负担。然而，压力的有无是由我们的心态决定的。是的，外在的事件固然使我们担忧，但以怎样的心态来应对事件决定了我们感受到的压力的大小。这一期，我们将引导大家正确地了解压力，并试着提供几种释放压力的好方法。
心理学家曾把压力比喻为一把刀，可以为我们所用，也可以把我们割伤，这要看你握住的是刀刃，还是刀柄。
Now let’s begin our discussion by answering my following questions.
现在，让我们跟随Molly的提问，踊跃表达自己的想法，一起进入本期的“压力”讨论吧！
1. Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache? Have you had days when you were so loaded down with your job that you had trouble sleeping?
If your answer is yes, then you know what it’s like to feel stress. Stress is what you feel when you react to pressure, either from the outside world (school, work, family, friends) or from inside yourself (wanting to do well in school, wanting to fit in).
e.g. ?I get really 3)stressed-out waiting for my test results. It is quite scary on the morning, having to wait for them to be posted up at the school. I couldn’t eat any breakfast, although I did at least sleep the night before.?
2. Being stressed-out may bring the troubles to our life ultimately, then it’s essential for every one of us to figure out what causes our stress.
We often talk about feeling stressed and yet many of us are confused about what stress actually is and what causes it. Stress involves a relationship between the “bemands”made of you and the personal, emotional and organizational “resources”you possess to meet the “bemands.”
e.g. “The way I am perceived by the outside world has a lot of influence on how I feel about myself, like it or not, and no matter how much I tell myself that I don’t care what anyone else thinks, it really can affect me. My competitive 4)streak causes me a great deal of stress!”
3. How do you manage your stress in life? Have you tried to find a way to cope with it well or do you just run away from your problems?
The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means everything in our life should get equal time. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: sleep, exercise, leisure, and food. There are many ways (conventional, funny or weird) to handle stress as long as they are safe and effective.
e.g. “Well, exercise and meditation do help me eliminate 5)chronic stress over the long term. But one thing I do that may sound 6)off-the-wall, is to scream at the top of my lungs and then yell every 7)obscenity I know at the situation. Sounds 8)wacky, but after 30 seconds to a minute of that, I have released most of my stress, and actually see how funny I must look, and end up laughing at myself.“
4. We have to admit that trying to live without stress, is like trying to live without truly living. So what attitude should we take to recognizing stress properly?
In fact, a little bit of stress is good. Most of us couldn’t push ourselves to do well at things without feeling the pressure of wanting to do well. After all, it is even a part of good things—tarting a new job, getting married, holiday celebrations. Therefore, we must strive to find peace-keeping and creative ways to approach stress, which means we will be able to live lives that are peaceful and creative.
Here, let’s listen to three friends sharing about how they deal with the stress in their life.
接下来，我们来听听下面这三位朋友在压力面前，都有哪些管用的招数。
招数1:Organize Your Life 让生活条理化
This month has been a 9)veritable roller coaster of emotions and stressful moments—I’m beginning to see the physical signs of my stress.
I left myself with a whole mass of work for college, thinking I had weeks to start it all, but suddenly deadlines are looming. I find myself staring blankly at a computer screen every night until the library shuts, wishing I had the organizational skills I never inherited from my mother! This doesn’t actually feel particularly stressful at the time’it’s only when I think I’m finally relaxing that I notice the signals.
There seem to be a lot of little things the body does in reaction to stress that are barely noticeable when you’re in the midst of things but 10)materialize later on—like finding your jaw is clenched and your hands in fists when you’re in bed trying to sleep. It can also make your hair fall out more than normal—quite distressing.
I’ve been dealing with these symptoms by attempting to tackle the cause. I decided my work tactic from now on will be to start every assignment the week I get it, and spread the work out over the weeks. As for the muscle 11)spasms and the hair loss, yoga is the answer. My yoga class cures headaches, gives me energy even after a busy day, and stretches the muscles I never knew I had. I come out after an hour-and-a-half session feeling like I could do my day again, then I always get a good night’s sleep.
这个月我的情绪波动很大，时常感到紧张，好像着实坐了回“过山车”。我开始感到压力带来的体征变化了。
我有一大堆大学里的功课要做，心里琢磨着，我还有好几周的时间来开始这一切；可转眼间，最终期限已迫近。我发现自己每天晚上都表情木然地盯着电脑屏幕，直到图书馆关门；要是能有好的组织能力该多好，而这个优点妈妈一点也没遗传给我！实际上，这个时候我并没有感到特别地有压力—唯有当我以为我终于快要放松了，我才觉察到压力来袭的信号。
身体在应对压力时似乎会有很多微小的反应，而当你埋头在一堆事务中时，你很难察觉得到，但不久外在征兆便会显露出来—比如你躺在床上试图入眠时，会发现自己咬着牙关、攥着拳头。压力还能令你的头发比正常情况下脱落得更厉害—的确烦恼。
我一直通过试图找出解决压力的起因的方法来应对这些症状。我想好了，从现在起我的功课策略就是每项任务从拿到的当周就开始做，分摊到接下来的几周中完成。至于肌肉痉挛和头发脱落的问题，解决的办法是练瑜珈。我的瑜珈课程治好了我的头疼，让我即使忙碌一天后仍精力充沛，而且舒展了全身的肌肉（有些肌肉我以前都未发觉）。上完一个半小时的瑜珈课出来，我感觉好像还有力气把当天的事情再做一遍，然后到了晚上我总能舒舒服服地睡个好觉。
招数2:The Power of a Hot, Bubble Bath
热泡泡浴的威力
Never underestimate the returns of taking the time out to take a long, hot bath. I took one last night probably for the first time in over two years. (Yes friends that is correct—t wo years. Can you believe it?) Well I threw in the bubbles, got my book that Debbie lent me and read and just shut myself off from what was going on right outside that door. It was awesome. I’m 12)off duty for the next two hours. I’m taking a bath. And there were no chores, no arguments. I always used to think it was so 13)cliche to say, “just take a hot bath to relieve stress.?But I realize that it works—as long as you actually set the time aside to just relax. No alternative agenda. The hot water and the 14)soothing fragrance of the bubble bath help to clear my mind and relax my body.
招数3:Journal Stress on Your 15)Blog
把压力写进博客
For me, extensive writing is a way to relax and work through complicated personal problems. The very act of writing out experiences and feelings leads to my self-discovery and clear thinking. The physical and psychological benefits are so apparent, this form of stress relief now has a clinical name—journaling. Many other people blog to 16)shed their “mask”and tell the world who they really are. For them, blogs give life to the inner voice. On the other hand, sometimes bloggers write to 17)unleash an 18)alter ego. Blogs give every Clark Kent a chance to be Superman. There is also the person who has a perpetual and powerful urge to state his opinion whether anyone is listening or not. Occasionally, such bloggers produce material of high quality and enormous interest; but even if the output is so-so, the blog could be their main form of release.
暂时放下工作，慢悠悠地泡个热水澡吧，千万别低估它带给我们的好处。昨天晚上可能是我这两年多来头一回泡了个澡。（对啊朋友们，我说的没错—两年了，你能相信吗？）我把浴缸放满泡泡，手里捧着戴比借给我的书阅读着，任自己静静地浸在泡泡里，不理会浴室外的任何事情。这种感觉太好了。接下来的两个小时，我什么活也不干。我在洗澡。一切的家务琐事、纷争喧扰都不存在。我以前总以为，说什么“洗个热水澡，舒缓一下压力”不过是陈词滥调；可是我现在意识到，它真的管用—只要你真正把时间搁到一边尽情放松就好。不要有什么别的日程安排。泡泡浴那热腾腾的浴汤和舒缓精神的香氛有助于我清除心头杂念，放松身体。
对我来说，大量的写作是一种放松心情和解决复杂的个人问题的途径。把经历和感情抒发出来，正是这种做法引导我发掘自我的内心世界，理清自己的思维。它带来的身体和心理上的益处是十分显而易见的，这种释放压力的方式现在有了一个临床医学上的名称—“日志疗法”。另外有很多人写博客是为了摘下他们的“面具”，将他们的真性情公之于世。对他们来说，博客让他们得以发出内心的声音。从另一方面讲，有时候写博客的人是想释放他们个性的另一面。日志给了每个“克拉克·肯特”（超人的常人状态）一个成为“超人”的机会。还有一种人，他们有着强劲而持久的冲动想要表达自己的观点，不管有没有听众。这种博客写手时不时会创作出质量上乘和引起广泛关注的文字；不过，即使是文章的产量和质量一般，博客仍能够成为他们释放情感的重要方式。