Those who live in cities around the world are likely going to have similar experiences about living and the associated challenges regardless of their location on the globe. Most of these challenges revolve around stress which studies have shown is a part of living. Regardless of what you do and your profession and place stress is not avoidable but could be minimized. Those who see stress as an enemy will probably live an irritable life which is quite unnecessary.

How then do we cope with stress? I am going to give you tips that have helped and are still helping me in coping with life in the city of Lagos Nigeria, the most populous African city, where orientation of people is quite different in many ways about stress and living with others.

1. Wrong views on stress

Get the right meanings and impression on stress. Those who misconstrued some daily activities or physical exercises as stress will likely be over burdened by what stress is not. You could read up some literatures, journals, or visit some websites and publications like this website to get to know more on stress. I believe when you can relate your activities and place them in right perspectives on what stress is then you could avoid being overwhelmed by some wrong thoughts about it.

2. Do not make stress an issue

Those who will readily be devastated by stress are those who see it as an issue. It is better to ride on the wave of stress rather than be consumed and overtaken by it. So do not see stress as a problem but as a challenge of living that can be handled and live with, with few consequences.

3. Schedule your activities right

It may sounds strange to be advised on scheduling your activities which you have been doing for many years. If you have been bothered by stress then I think it is advisable to reappraise your activities in the light of this understanding in order to identify some probable flaws that may hitherto be hidden. It could be revealing. Do not therefore live on assumption but know that the way you schedule your activities can out blow the impact of stress on you. For instance schedule only the number of activities you could take per day. Do not over estimate your abilities but take only the number of activities you think you could successfully carry out in a day. An uncompleted task could leave you spent.

4. Stop brooding over it

Those who simply enjoy living are those that do not turn thoughts of their stressful activities over and over in their minds. It is wise you handle it as they come and forget about them when you could not handle it. It could be devastating psychologically if you do not let go any nagging task and thoughts of your uncompleted activities or difficult ones.

5. Live one day at a time

As soon as a day is over let it be gone. Carry-over thoughts on the previous day could leave you spent, dissipating your energies.

6. Food supplements

I have found over the years the importance of multivitamin capsules in combating stressful cities life. One faces traffic jams, long stay in vehicles, inhalation of fumes from automobile, eating polluted foods and food materials etc are common causes of stress with its attendant health implications. It is wise to work out with your health worker and doctor on the best multivitamin that could help minimize stress. A product that contains antioxidant could be useful.

Those that live in cities in developed countries may not find this suggestion necessary because I think they have access to good, unpolluted and nourishing food items. This may not be the same with people that live in cities located in developing countries where heap of filth are common identity and features with ravaging poverty. Do not depend on them (these multivitamin products) but try to understand the best for you.

7. Truly have a rest

Weekend will soon come. Many have formed the habit of attending all sorts of social engagements they have been invited. While I agree that such social events could help "unwind" they may build stress if not checked. I do not believe every weekend should be a time to travel a distance to attend social events.

Make most weekends therefore a time of rest. Rest truly to prepare for another stretch of long week days ahead. Prepare yourself free of stress by freeing your mind of all concern regarding such events and the previous week activities. Let go and live. Stay with your family, enjoy with them (if you have one) and loose yourself of avoidable burden-stress.

不管你生活在世界上哪一个城市,你都很可能会遇到类似的生活经历和各种各样的挑战．研究证明，大部分这些来自各种压力的挑战已经成为人们生活的一部分，无论你干什么，从事何种职业，身处何方，你都无法避免各种压力，但你却能最大限度的减少压力．因此人们大可不必将压力视为敌人从而使生活烦躁不安．

那么我们应该如何应对压力呢？让我来告诉你一些小窍门，正是这些小窍门让我在尼日利亚的拉哥斯那样一个人口稠密，人们目标迥异的城市得以应付生活中的各种压力，处理各种人际关系．

1 正确地认识压力

我们对压力要有正确的认识,那些错误的把根本算不上压力的日常活动和身体锻炼看做是压力的人就会觉得负担过重,你可以通过读一些文学作品,杂志或者访问一些网页或类似的刊物来更多的了解压力.我相信如果你能正确的认识你所从事的活动,并且能够以正确的眼光来看待什么是压力,你就不会被那些实际并不存在的所谓压力所折服.

2 不要过分担心压力

被压力所催垮的往往是那些过分担心压力的人.我们应该把压力看作是可以应对的生活中的一些无法避免的挑战,它们并不会带来多么严重的后果,因为积极面对压力总比被它压倒好.

3 合理安排好你的活动

有人建议你合理安排好你的活动,听起来也许觉得很奇怪,因为几年来你一直都在安排.我觉得如果你一直被压力所困扰的话,从这个角度出发重新安排你的活动是一种明智的做法.这样一来可以发现一些迄今为止仍然隐藏在你计划中不足.因此不要生活在假想中,你必须明确,你的安排可能会消除你的压力.比如说,拟定好你一天能完成的事情的数量,不要高估你的能力,只要列出你能在一天能成功完成的即可.因为没完成的任务会让你觉得筋疲力尽.

4 学会忘却压力

能够单纯的享受生活的人是那些能够反复从充满压力的活动中解脱的人.当那些紧张的工作来了的时候就积极的应对它.应对不了的时候就忘了它.如果你老是纠缠在那些令人烦恼的事情上,老是想着那些未完成的事,你就会觉得体力不支.

5 过去了的就让它过去

当一天已经结束了的时候就让它过去吧.老是想着前一天的事情会让你觉得疲惫,分散你的精力.

6 补充食物 缓减压力

多年来我发现多种维他命胶囊在对抗紧张的城市生活时是极为重要的。一个人遇到交通堵塞时，长期的滞留在机动车辆中，吸入大量汽车的烟尘，吃被污染了的食物 ——这是产生压力的普遍原因，并且还伴随着健康问题的产生。和你保健员和医生一起找到一种最好的多种维他命是非常明智的。含抗氧化剂的药品可能会很有用。

生活在发达国家的那些城市的人可能觉得这样做没必要。因为我觉得他们可以吃到无污染的有营养的优质食物。这点可能和那些发展中国家很不一样，在发展中国家一堆堆的垃圾随处可见，贫穷也是其主要特点。不过不要依赖于那些多种维他命产品，但是要知道对你最有好处的是哪种。

7 真正的休息一下

周末很快就到了，许多人习惯于在周末参加各种社交活动。我承认这可以帮助人们放松一下，但是一不小心，它们增加人们的压力。我认为周末就不要非得去到比较远的地方参加社交活动。

我们应该让周末变成一个休息的时间，是真正意义上的休息，从而为即将到来的另一个漫长的工作日做好准备。不要考虑社交此类的事情，不要再想上一周的工作，把自己从压力中解放出来。和你的家人待在一起，和他们一起享受快乐(如果你有家庭的话)，从哪些完全可避免的压力中解脱出来。