Help with destressing...?!
Question: I've been so stressed out , I can't sleep and I'm always worried and I can't stop thinking about everything that's been going on lately. I'm a junior in high school and my classes are hard and I feel like I have to make all of these huge decisions that are going to affect the rest of my life and it is just driving me crazy. Can anybody help me with ways to be less stressed out? I know this probably sounds stupid but it is really driving me insane, I'm making myself sick every day.
Answers: I've been so stressed out , I can't sleep and I'm always worried and I can't stop thinking about everything that's been going on lately. I'm a junior in high school and my classes are hard and I feel like I have to make all of these huge decisions that are going to affect the rest of my life and it is just driving me crazy. Can anybody help me with ways to be less stressed out? I know this probably sounds stupid but it is really driving me insane, I'm making myself sick every day.
Do you have a Guidance Officer at your school. If so they may be able to offer some coping strategies for you.
Meantime, talk to your parents (Guardians) or a trusted friend. Sure they've been through this. Sharing your thoughts with some-one helps immensely. Even if they don't offer adivce you've released these worries.
What you are experiencing is quite common so don't be too alarmed. If it helps, keep a pen and pencil beside your bed at night and jot down your concerns then say to yourself, I will deal with this later and focus on sleep. Sleep is very important during your teenage years and especially whilst at school. Take care honey.
STRESS: See stress treatments, at *ezy-build, below on page 42. Practise daily, one of the relaxation techniques on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i; whichever works best for you, but the mindfulness breathing for 15 - 20 mns is ideal, although the progressive muscle relaxation can be learned quickly, and takes only several minutes, if pressed for time. Employ the EFT version for use in public, for which you can reasonably claim that you have a headache, as you massage/tap your temples, but it may be advisable to restrict yourself to subvocalising (saying it to yourself, in your mind, not aloud). Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o refer. "Even though I sometimes suffer from stress, I deeply and completely accept myself". You can also multitask, using the gazing technique, as you walk/jog or exercise, by focusing on a distant object, noting any thoughts which flash across your mind, without pursuing any particular train of thought, just gently redirect your focus to the gazing. Yoga, or Tai Chi may suit others, better. Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements, or a teaspoonful of the oil (I spread mine on toast, and mask its strong taste with fishpaste, and pepper), in the winter months only, and eat healthily, in accordance with your "nutritional type" as determined at http://www.mercola.com/ SEARCHBAR. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris* INSOMNIA: See insomnia treatments, in section 3, at *ezy-build, below. Use one of the relaxation methods, in bed, after lights out, on pages 2, 11, 2.c, or 2.i, but they can take some time to learn, (progressive muscular relaxation excepted) so learn and become proficient in their use during the day; an alternative is to use the EFT, in section 53, and pages 2.q, and 2.o, saying to yourself: "Even though I currently have a sleep disorder, I deeply and completely accept myself." (or choose your own wording) while you use the acupressure tapping. Find out which works best for you, in the daylight hours, so you will be prepared, come bedtime. For many people, a good idea is to develop a set "wind down" routine for the last hour before bedtime, so your unconscious mind learns that it is time to put thinking aside, and prepare for mindfulness, (awareness, without cogitation/purposeful thought) or the EFT, in preparation for sleep, but the idea with mindfulness is to not even think about sleeping: just drift off, naturally, during exercising those techniques. * http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Study tips, and memory improvement are addressed in sections 13, and 41*.
must be something in the air...i have not slept all week. im 43 years old, and i still have not learned to say , ::::screw .. """"