Emax Group of Institutions observed World Suicide Prevention Day as an awareness day in order to provide commitment and action to provide suicides. A seminar was organized in which students were educated to adopt a healthy stress free lifestyle. Dr. B.S Jaiswal and Dr. Susheel Kumar Kaura gave tips and tricks to handle stress during the interactive session. Dr. Jaswal highlighted the importance of participation of students in cultural and social activities which helps in relieving stress during study times. Dr. Kaura said that as the competition is increasing day by day, so students should know the various methods to handle stress. He elaborated 20 Tips to Tame Stress. Some of which are to Perform diaphragmatic or “deep breathing” exercises. Lieing face down on the floor and begin breathing deeply and slowly, with your hands resting under your face for five minutes, Mediation, Regular exercise or Yoga, Make time for music, art or other hobbies that help relax and distract you. Learn to identify and monitor stressors. Come up with an organized plan for handling stressful situations. Be careful not to overgeneralize negative reactions to things.Make a list of the important things you need to handle each day. Try to follow the list so you feel organized and on top of things. Put together a coping plan step by step so you have a sense of mastery. Keep an eye on things that might suggest you’re not coping well. For example, are you smoking or drinking more, or sleeping less? Keep a list of the large and little hassles in your day versus the major stressful events in your life. This helps you focus on the fact that you’re keeping track of and managing those as well as you can. Set aside a time every day to work on relaxation. Avoid using caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, junk food, binge eatingand other drugs as your primary means for coping with stress. While they can be helpful once in awhile, using them as your only or usual method will result in longer-term problems, such as weight problems or alcoholism. Learn to just say, “No” occasionally. It won’t hurt other people’s feelings as much as you think and is simply a method to be more assertive in your own life, to better help you meet your own needs. Get the right amount of sleep. For most people, this is seven to nine hours a night. Cultivate a sense of humor; laugh. Research has shown that having a close, confiding relationship protects you from many stresses. Don’t run from your problems! This only makes them worse. Talk to your family and friends. See if they can help.
Rajiv Bansal, Finance Secretary said that suicide has a number of complex and interrelated and underlying contributing factors ... that can contribute to the feelings of pain and hopelessness. Having access to means to kill oneself - most typically firearms, medicines and poisons - is also a risk factor. He said that the institute is providing various sports and recreational activities to student to counter stress during studies.
Pradeep Aggarwal, General Secretary of Emax Institutes said that suicide is the "most common cause of death for people aged 15 – 24." More people die from suicide than from murder and war; it is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. According to WHO, suicide accounts for nearly half of all violent deaths in the world. As of 2011, an estimated one million people per year die by suicide or "a death every 40 seconds or about 3,000 every day”. He said that according to WHO there are twenty people who have a failed suicide attempt for every one that is successful, at a rate approximately one every three seconds.
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