Stress and tension are part of most people lives and threaten your health in many ways. Stress can come in the form of accidents, financial difficulties, problems at work, family issues, and poor health. The way to manage stress has a lot to do with your mental, emotional, and physical health. The following are some ways that you can manage the stress in your life:
Examine the source of your stress.
See if you can make changes in the areas of your life where you are feeling stress.
Use massage, deep breathing, meditation, or yoga to help you relax
Incorporate physical activity into your lifestyle.
Practice time management. Put your tasks into a priority list. When you make your list take into account yourself, your family, and your job. Using a check list will give you satisfaction when you complete a task.
Avoid sugar, fats, tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol to help your body and mind to cope with stress.
Make sure that you get enough sleep and rest.
Professional counselors and support groups will help if you have something bothering you. Your family and friends are also usually there to help you.
Volunteering can give you a sense of purpose and increase your self esteem and reduce your stress.
It is important to relax by reading a book or listening to music. Time spent with a hobby you enjoy is a great stress reliever.
Practice anger management. If you feel that you have problems dealing with you anger find a support group that you can join.
A short holiday will help you deal with stress.
Don't take on too much at one time. Learn to take it easy.
Remember that nobody is perfect.
Try not to be too critical of others.
Always try to see the amusing side of any situation. Laughter is the best medicine.
Move your head from side to side and rotate you neck in a circle to reduce the tension in your neck and jaw.
Practice realistic goal setting using the SMART approach, set small and realistic goals to accomplish the tasks you have to do and reduce your stress. Try setting a goal using the SMART method:
SPECIFIC: Pick one small goal and write it down.
MEASURABLE: Is there a way to know when it is completed?
ACHIEVABLE: How long will it take to finish it?
REWARDED: When you have finished, how will you reward yourself
TIME-LIMITED: Can you set an achievable deadline?
Laugh at stress. Laughter is your body's natural stress-release mechanism. Rent your favorite funny movie or record a TV show that you know makes you laugh. You can keep the recording on hand for those stress emergencies. Go to the library and borrow a book that you know will make you laugh. Or read the daily comics in the newspaper.
Another good way to deal with stress is to walk away from it all instead of sitting down for another cup of coffee on your coffee break, lunch hour or when you are sitting at home. A short stress-relieving and energizing walk will help you cope with immediate stress by giving you a chance to step back and think about something else for a few minutes. And the exercise will do you good! Consider starting a walking club at work so that you can have company while you walk during your lunch hour. - 15995
Examine the source of your stress.
See if you can make changes in the areas of your life where you are feeling stress.
Use massage, deep breathing, meditation, or yoga to help you relax
Incorporate physical activity into your lifestyle.
Practice time management. Put your tasks into a priority list. When you make your list take into account yourself, your family, and your job. Using a check list will give you satisfaction when you complete a task.
Avoid sugar, fats, tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol to help your body and mind to cope with stress.
Make sure that you get enough sleep and rest.
Professional counselors and support groups will help if you have something bothering you. Your family and friends are also usually there to help you.
Volunteering can give you a sense of purpose and increase your self esteem and reduce your stress.
It is important to relax by reading a book or listening to music. Time spent with a hobby you enjoy is a great stress reliever.
Practice anger management. If you feel that you have problems dealing with you anger find a support group that you can join.
A short holiday will help you deal with stress.
Don't take on too much at one time. Learn to take it easy.
Remember that nobody is perfect.
Try not to be too critical of others.
Always try to see the amusing side of any situation. Laughter is the best medicine.
Move your head from side to side and rotate you neck in a circle to reduce the tension in your neck and jaw.
Practice realistic goal setting using the SMART approach, set small and realistic goals to accomplish the tasks you have to do and reduce your stress. Try setting a goal using the SMART method:
SPECIFIC: Pick one small goal and write it down.
MEASURABLE: Is there a way to know when it is completed?
ACHIEVABLE: How long will it take to finish it?
REWARDED: When you have finished, how will you reward yourself
TIME-LIMITED: Can you set an achievable deadline?
Laugh at stress. Laughter is your body's natural stress-release mechanism. Rent your favorite funny movie or record a TV show that you know makes you laugh. You can keep the recording on hand for those stress emergencies. Go to the library and borrow a book that you know will make you laugh. Or read the daily comics in the newspaper.
Another good way to deal with stress is to walk away from it all instead of sitting down for another cup of coffee on your coffee break, lunch hour or when you are sitting at home. A short stress-relieving and energizing walk will help you cope with immediate stress by giving you a chance to step back and think about something else for a few minutes. And the exercise will do you good! Consider starting a walking club at work so that you can have company while you walk during your lunch hour. - 15995
About the Author:
Lillian F Tighe is an advocate of healthy living and has written a book 10stepstohealthyliving which you can obtain for free on her healthyliving website
