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How to Relieve Stress
Stress can have both
short-term and long-term negative affects on your
health. Feelings of anger, fear, or helplessness are
common indicators of stress, as is insomnia.
It can cause headaches and pain in the jaw, neck and back. Habitual
smoking, drinking, overeating and drug abuse are also
caused by stress.
If you're experiencing these symptoms, it's very likely that you
could benefit from some advice on how to relieve your
stress.
Stress is how your body
responds to change. Situations that cause stress in one
person may not cause it in another. It's a very
individual experience. One person may become tense when
driving over high bridges, while another may enjoy the
view. The thought of skydiving terrifies some people,
but others find it thrilling. |
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It's nearly impossible to classify any particular situation as
stressful, because what causes stress in one person
could be a source of enjoyment for the next. The key is
to identify and manage what is stressful for you
personally, because letting stress go unmanaged can have
life-threatening health consequences.
Things you feel that
you have no control over can be upsetting. However, it's
not the situation, but how you deal with it that's
important. You can't control everything that happens to
you, but you can choose how you handle stressful
situations.
Here are some
tips for relieving stress and anxiety:
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Exercise regularly.
Exercising releases tension from your
body. Find something you enjoy that gets the
major muscle groups going. Jogging, walking,
swimming or bicycling are all excellent
choices.
Count to ten slowly and deliberately.
This helps you to pause and relax before
reacting to a stressful situation.
Do some
stretching exercises several times
during the day. Stretching relaxes the
muscles and reduces tension.
Have a friend
massage the back of your neck, shoulders
and upper back. These muscles get especially
tense when you are stressed.
Take hot showers
and baths.
Listen to
relaxing music.
Talk to your
family and friends about what is causing
your stress.
Focus on your breathing and breathe
slow, deep and deliberately. Picture a
peaceful scene in your mind.
Seek help when
you need it. If you have recurring
headaches and neck or upper back pain, and
are having problems sleeping, you should see
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Learning how to
relieve stress and putting these methods to use are
critical to your overall health and happiness. Learn to
accept what you can't change. Not everything is going to
happen the way you want it to.
Train yourself to look
for the good in what appears to be a bad situation, talk
to others about your troubles, and try to mentally
remove yourself from the stressful situation then evaluate it from
the outside looking in.
Richard Rossbauer
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He who has
health has hope, and he who has
hope has everything.
- Unknown
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