7 EASY STRESS REDUCERS

Stress will affect all aspects of your life, career, leisure time, and relationships.  Features include anxiety, intense fear or helplessness, dissociative symptoms, anger, insomnia, and avoidance behaviors.  Also stress will increase the release of corticosteriods, which will add weight, increase blood pressure, and damage the heart and other organs.  So its important to develop easy management tips you can do everyday.

1.  RELAX ON COMMUTE:  Take time going to and from work to clear your mind with relaxing music or book.  When you get to work, you will feel more relaxed and in better shape to seize the day.  When you get home, you will be able to enjoy the rest of your day without nagging worries.

 

2.  TAKE ME TIME:  This can be done while you are relaxing during your commute or at other times during the day, even 5 minutes of alone time will benefit.  This will help re-center the brain, focus on important tasks, and relieve stress.

3.  EXERCISE THE DEMONS:  I have mention some of the benefits of exercise in:

 http://dochealthmd.blogspot.com/2015/01/certain-weight-training-surpasses.html

            Exercising helps the brain by releasing endorphins, which will make you calmer, happier, and more confident.  Also, physical activity will help ease the tightness and tension accumulated within the muscles.

4.  WASH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY:  Taking a long hot shower or bath is generally relaxing in and of itself.  But to add in stress reduction, do it soon after work to symbolize ending and cleaning yourself of the workload and stress.

5.  FUN DINNER TIME:  Although venting may help at times, dinner should be used to talk about other things than work and stress.  Focus on past or upcoming fun events and activities.

6.  HOLD YOU HEAD HIGH:  When walking, keep your head up and back straight, and use good posture when sitting.  This will not only keep you focused on the task, but it will rejuvenate the mind and body by reminding of your importance and value to the workplace, community, and family.

7.  SLEEP IT OFF:  Practice good sleep hygiene.  Proper sleep hygiene will allow you to get the proper amount of sleep, and right kind of sleep.  Getting all stages of sleep, including REM, will allow your body and mind to rest, recharge, and get revved up for the next day.