Reaction Paper on “Stress and Filipino” by Michael L. Tan
Filipinos are considered to be the happiest people. Even in difficult situations, you can see curves on her
face. But smiles are considered to be the façade of all the hidden problems one encounters at any given time.
And when there is a problem, it creates stress that is invisible to the people around you. Stress is defined as the
reaction of our body to challenges and demands. It can start from the simplest to the bigger. And everyone has a
completely different level of stress. There are many reasons why such a person feels stressed. According to
Michael L. Tan's article Stress and the Filipino, Filipinos are exposed to many sources of stress, primarily in the
areas of work and life. Overwork at work can cause stress, so worrying about life adds to stress. Everyone,
whether in the country or in the city, is under family stress. Indeed, the family can also be one of the causes of
those stresses. Filipinos are known as family-oriented people, but this extended family also stresses the
responsibilities of each family because they carry their relatives on their shoulders. The expectations of their
family are sometimes difficult for them. "Sure, Filipinos are resilient, but that doesn't necessarily mean we don't
feel stressed." Filipinos really feel stressed, but they hide it too well. You tend to hide as much as possible. A
better example of this from the article is an overseas Filipino worker. They seem to work well miles away from
home, but deeply they have a hard time managing stress. Stress is normal, but it's a different story until it
consumes you. There are steps you can take to make stress tolerable in an easy way. It will keep you busy
distracting and not focusing on what may be causing stress. However, coping with stress depends on the type of
individual coping. Filipinos are no exception to stress, despite their cheerful personality. They feel it, but by
managing the stress of joy, fulfillment, and recognizing joy, they try to deal with it to find meaning in a stressful
world. These are certainly not the best times for Filipinos, so it's not surprising that we experience far more than
normal physical illness. Indeed, Filipinos
It's resilient, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you're not stressed, as popular medical anthropologist
Michael Tan points out in the latest report in the series on health. In fact, this could be one of the reasons why
heart disease and stroke are one of the leading causes of death in this country. Tan says it could also be the
cause of the "bangangot". This is a notorious phenomenon characteristic of Filipino men, many of whom died
during the heyday of what appears to be a sleeping nightmare. An avid observer of Filipino culture tells Tan that
our relatives are also one of our main sources of well-being, but loneliness is as stressful as the demands of our
families. We are sensitive to odors, but not so sensitive to sound (unless it is a barrage of rumors about us). As
Tan points out, "stressors are not universal." Something that comforts strangers (such as silence) can push us
against the wall and vice versa. However, Tan states: "There is not enough to understand stress in the context of
the region, but stress is communicated through culture. From the nature of stressors to how to deal with stress.
Understanding the situation in this region is, may help develop more culturally relevant and therefore more
effective ways to deal with stress.
The author emphasized that Filipinos, regardless of other cultures, make no difference in coping with stress.
Filipinos can be resilient based on the perceptions of others. In general, stress can lead to physical,
psychological and even mental illness. The author referred to various cases and looked at highs and lows in
terms of coping mechanisms. Filipinos deal with stress differently. Apparently, depending on how they were
educated and knowledgeable. Poor people, for example, become poor due to lack of access to health care,
struggle in their daily lives, become stressful for them, and lead to depression, drug addiction, robbery, and even
suicide. Bullying has recently become one of the leading causes of death for teens. Depression is one of the
cases that cannot be treated well. Or, if you immediately turn your attention to someone who is suffering from
anxiety, it can lead to mental illness or even the worst death. Many factors to consider as stressors, cultures,
environments, families, social media, schools, etc. are due to human emotions and thoughts. After all, it has a
great influence on his behavior, which has an overall emotional, psychological and psychological effect.
Author, the Filipino way of dealing with this is the help of family members.