Overwork, poor lifestyle making youth suffer from stress and other mental health ailments
New Delhi, Sep 28 (Agency) The over-competitive environment and long work days stretching up to 18 hours have led to the majority of youth working in corporate firms suffering from stress, anxiety among other mental health issues, Delhi Health and Industries Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. “The people working especially in private firms are working for long hours that leads to a lot of stress. As an individual, one should limit their working hours so that stress can be reduced and we can work on our wellness,” he stated The minister called stress due to overwork as the prime reason for not being able to maintain health and wellness by the individuals. He suggested the corporate firms should ensure a stress-free environment for their employees. Jain also said that the poor lifestyle is the cause of most diseases and to cure it, efforts will have to be made on a large scale across the country.
“In today’s time, the biggest issue apart from the coronavirus pandemic is the poor lifestyle that exists in our societies. We should take appropriate measures to tackle such diseases by maintaining healthy habits. Efforts will have to be made on a large scale across the country to cure it. Stress due to overworking is the main reason why we are not able to maintain our health and wellness. “People, especially in private firms work for longer hours, which leads to a lot of stress. As an individual, one should limit their working hours so that stress can be reduced and we can work on our wellness. The conditions of work that we are working under should not be stressful,” the minister said while addressing a wellness conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) virtually today.
The minister further said that physical gratification should not be fulfilled at the cost of mental peace and satisfaction. “The young generation nowadays should keep in mind that life is important apart from materialistic things. Basic amenities of life, i.e. oxygen, water and food, are the important aspects of life. We, as humans, should work hard to achieve the ultimate goal of our lives with no stress. We should strive to achieve the goals not for the sake of physical gratification but internal satisfaction. By realising our self-worth without lowering our self-esteem, we should work accordingly to achieve our life goals,” Jain suggested.