What do you do to deal with stress?!
Question: What do you do to deal with stress!?
I've been pretty stressed out due to school and starting a new job lately, and was just wondering what some of you do to help with stress!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I've had a debilitating disease for the past 14 years, and have ended up having 7 surgeries for it in the past 2 years, and spending over half of all that time lying in a hospital bed (not to mention, since you spoke of school, I had to drop out in mid-semester because of all the problesm, and my school is still bugging me for payment, even tho I dropped out for health reasons!.!.!.), so I know whereof of what I speak when it comes to dealing with stress!.
Honestly, stress is like anything else in life: it comes in small (or large, but relatively short) doses!. Some people think happiness should be a continual state of being, but they've got it wrong!. Happiness, just like a stress-free, state of being comes in spurts, and all we can do is enjoy those spurts, appreciate them when they come, and try to make them last as long as possible!.
When I find myself becoming overly-stressed out and depressed, I usually push myself back from the situation and look at the big picture as objectively as I can!. This helps by making it less personal!. Once I've done that, I force myself to stop focusing on the bad situation and remember all the good things that have happened in my life, even if they have been few and far between lately!. Since I caused the bad situation to have less impact, and then turned my focus away from it, the overal stress tends to shrink away!.
The nice part about what I do is that I don't actually have to *do* anything!.!.!.!.physical, at least!. A lot of people will tell you to do yoga, get drunk, exercise, etc, etc, and while those things may temporarily help, they don't get at the root of the problem, which is in your mind!. The other nice part is that if you start to force yourself to look at bad situations objectively, and not to take quite as personally, you'll form that into a habit, and your overal stress will consistently decrease until you find yourself just not getting stressed about anything at all!.
I'm sure some people will disagree and say it's not as easy as that, and I'll agree!.!.!.!.!.it's not easy, but it is simple!. And it's so worth it!. Once you change your thinking, everything else follows suit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Honestly, stress is like anything else in life: it comes in small (or large, but relatively short) doses!. Some people think happiness should be a continual state of being, but they've got it wrong!. Happiness, just like a stress-free, state of being comes in spurts, and all we can do is enjoy those spurts, appreciate them when they come, and try to make them last as long as possible!.
When I find myself becoming overly-stressed out and depressed, I usually push myself back from the situation and look at the big picture as objectively as I can!. This helps by making it less personal!. Once I've done that, I force myself to stop focusing on the bad situation and remember all the good things that have happened in my life, even if they have been few and far between lately!. Since I caused the bad situation to have less impact, and then turned my focus away from it, the overal stress tends to shrink away!.
The nice part about what I do is that I don't actually have to *do* anything!.!.!.!.physical, at least!. A lot of people will tell you to do yoga, get drunk, exercise, etc, etc, and while those things may temporarily help, they don't get at the root of the problem, which is in your mind!. The other nice part is that if you start to force yourself to look at bad situations objectively, and not to take quite as personally, you'll form that into a habit, and your overal stress will consistently decrease until you find yourself just not getting stressed about anything at all!.
I'm sure some people will disagree and say it's not as easy as that, and I'll agree!.!.!.!.!.it's not easy, but it is simple!. And it's so worth it!. Once you change your thinking, everything else follows suit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
take a nice hot bubble bath, light some scented candles!. treat your self to a day at the spa, get a full body massage, or get yourself one of those massaging/vibrating chairs!. take a step back when you see a stressful situation and focus on how to get past that situation, dont focus on how stressful the situation is, find relief in the fact that it will end, focus at the end result and not what you are feeling while dealing with the situation!. do something for you, reward yourself with something nice, find comfort in your significant other, talk to people and release that stress!. there are people that deal with much more then you, not that you do not have the right to complain, but look around!. relax, relax, relax, and then relax some more, eat good, sleep good, feel good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Honestly you have to cope w/ it!. Its hard, but true!. When i started my job and i was also going to school, i was verrrrrry stressed, on top of that all my personal relationship stress!. All i did was try to comfort my brain to think positive and not stress about anything!. You have to learn to cope w/ both work/school!. Its pretty stressful until you dont learn how to cope w/ stress!. Once you learn im sure you'll do fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Meditation is a very good way to calm your mind!.
There are a lot of different methods of meditation some are simple and some need a little more effort!.
The easiest is to sit up strait in a quit comfortable place and just close your eyes and take in a long slow breath through your nose while counting in your head 1,2,3,4!. hold it while counting 1,2,3,4!. and exhale slowly out your mouth while counting 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!. then repeat for as long as you can keep doing it!.
It may sound silly but the counting is part of the clearing your mind of things that just keep going over and over in your head!. This is the basic idea as I said there are many different ways I like(" Walking Meditation" by Nguyen Anh-Huong & Thich Nhat Hanh)It is a nice little book that come with a CD & a DVD you can get it on Amazon!.com or at any of the large book stores!.
It is very good way to get started and is not real expinsive $16!.47 new at http://www!.amazon!.com/Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are a lot of different methods of meditation some are simple and some need a little more effort!.
The easiest is to sit up strait in a quit comfortable place and just close your eyes and take in a long slow breath through your nose while counting in your head 1,2,3,4!. hold it while counting 1,2,3,4!. and exhale slowly out your mouth while counting 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!. then repeat for as long as you can keep doing it!.
It may sound silly but the counting is part of the clearing your mind of things that just keep going over and over in your head!. This is the basic idea as I said there are many different ways I like(" Walking Meditation" by Nguyen Anh-Huong & Thich Nhat Hanh)It is a nice little book that come with a CD & a DVD you can get it on Amazon!.com or at any of the large book stores!.
It is very good way to get started and is not real expinsive $16!.47 new at http://www!.amazon!.com/Www@Answer-Health@Com
get enough rest and sleep early!. so, next day in the morning before you go to work you'll be ready and have sufficient energy to face your task!.!.!. maybe you don;t love your new environment or new colleague at your work that's why you're getting stress everyday!. why should you just relax and do your job without annoying yourselF!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
i take it all out in sports and athletics!. or trying to solve my problems!. and i occasionally lock myself in my room and sleep, think, or do stuff on my computer!. a lot of people do drugs, so dont do that!. u'll ruin ur life!. hope this helps =)Www@Answer-Health@Com
1 - Exercise
2 - Reading
3 - Sex
4 - Travelling
5 - Stress suppressant drugsWww@Answer-Health@Com
2 - Reading
3 - Sex
4 - Travelling
5 - Stress suppressant drugsWww@Answer-Health@Com
Prayer/music!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Blessings YahooWww@Answer-Health@Com
SEX SEX AND SEX Its the best stress busterWww@Answer-Health@Com
hurt myselfWww@Answer-Health@Com
Exercise!. I havnt tried it but it was recommended to me so I may get my lazy **** up and try!.
You should tooWww@Answer-Health@Com
You should tooWww@Answer-Health@Com
just sleepWww@Answer-Health@Com
i close my mind shut it all out and just deal with what you can it works for meWww@Answer-Health@Com
A selection of treatments follows, because circumstances, and individual preferences vary!. See stress treatments, at ezy build, below in section 42!. A certain level of stress is unavoidable, in modern society, so it is a good idea to develop effective coping methods!. For others, or yourself: A massage (at least neck and shoulders) with jasmine, lavender, juniper, and/or bergamot, or German chamomile essential oils added to the massage oil, and to a warm bath, preferably beforehand, to help make any tension knots and muscles more pliant (they may only want, say, a juniper and/or bergamot and/or sandalwood mix: check first)!. Possibly try a diffuser, as well!. See if they will do long, stretching yoga exercises, or t'ai chi with you (see section 2, at ezy build, below)!.
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"!.
(The following is a variant of EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, insomnia, and anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective!. It is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, but give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case!.)!.
Prior to using either of the methods in the above paragraph, first sit comfortably, and take a deep breath!. Then, without moving your head, move your eyes from the left, to the right, and back again, taking around a second to do so (say: "a thousand and one": this takes approximately a second)!. Repeat this procedure (without the words, although you can count, subvocally, if you like) 20 times!. Then close your eyes and relax!. Become aware of any tension or discomfort you feel!.
Then open your eyes, and take another deep breath, and repeat step one, closing your eyes, and relaxing afterwards, in the same manner!. Then, repeat the procedure one last time!. Some people may find that this is all they need do!. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention!.
I have found that the 2 - 3 minutes spent using the EMDR markedly reduces distractions to the relaxation process, and is repaid many times over!. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention!.
You can also multitask, using the gazing technique, as you walk/jog or exercise, by focusing on a distant object, or just focus awareness on how each step feels, noting any thoughts which flash across your mind, without pursuing any particular train of thought, just gently redirect your focus to the task at hand!.
For some people, it helps to visualise of a quiet, relaxing scene, (Imagine, as vividly as you can, that you are on a tropical beach, reclining comfortably; you luxuriate, as the the sun warms you, and a gentle breeze caresses your skin lightly, inhaling the tangy, sea scented, salt laden spray from the sparkling, translucent, aqua waves, crashing on the white, coral beach sand, and feeling the hot sand slip through your fingers in one hand, sipping your favorite drink with the other; all the while, the seagulls call, swoop and cavort playfully overhead in a cloudless, azure sky: you feel just like one of them, free to soar and cartwheel, or just glide in the moist, heavy air, and that this moment will last forever !.!.!. )!.
Some people may find it helps when they listen to: http://www!.amazon!.com/Sounds-Of-The-Ocea!.!.!. Other suggestions: http://www!.secretsofmeditation!.com/demo!.!.!.!.
and the audio, as well as the printed version, at: http://www!.lessons4living!.com/relaxation!.!.!. and http://www!.amazon!.com/Ambient-Rain-Sound!.!.!. or the mountain river sounds!. 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!. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve!. Eat healthily, in accordance with your "nutritional type" as determined at http://www!.mercola!.com/ SEARCHBAR!.
Ginseng (Panax Ginseng (Chinese/Korean/Japanese), panax quinquefolius (American) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian))!. It is also known as man root, life root and heal all!. Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) Lady's slipper is one of the most widely applicable nerviness available!. It can be used in all stress reactions, emotional tension and anxiety states!. Try having a cup of "Tension Tamer", herbal tea, by Celestial Seasonings, (from supermarket tea, or health food aisles) or make some at home, and cool, then bottle, and drink as needed (I find it so strong tasting, that I need to drink it quickly, followed by something like fruit juice, to take away the taste, but others may find it more tolerable)!. C(h)amomile tea is a more palatable option!. As with all herbal/green teas, use lemon/lime, and/or a little sweetener (NOT ARTIFICIAL!!!) but no cream, or milk!.
Xylitol, or Stevia is preferable, (health food stores) or fruit sugar (fructose, such as "Fruisana", from supermarket sugar aisles) or even a little honey, because these will reduce "sugar spikes", which later deplete you of energy!. Minimise/eliminate consumption of highly processed foods, particularly grain products, such as white bread, donuts, cake, cookies/biscuits, or anything with sugar!. Opt for more wholefoods, non-starchy vegetables, and fruit!.
Light to moderate daily exercise helps fight stress!. http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shanerisWww@Answer-Health@Com
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"!.
(The following is a variant of EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, insomnia, and anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective!. It is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, but give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case!.)!.
Prior to using either of the methods in the above paragraph, first sit comfortably, and take a deep breath!. Then, without moving your head, move your eyes from the left, to the right, and back again, taking around a second to do so (say: "a thousand and one": this takes approximately a second)!. Repeat this procedure (without the words, although you can count, subvocally, if you like) 20 times!. Then close your eyes and relax!. Become aware of any tension or discomfort you feel!.
Then open your eyes, and take another deep breath, and repeat step one, closing your eyes, and relaxing afterwards, in the same manner!. Then, repeat the procedure one last time!. Some people may find that this is all they need do!. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention!.
I have found that the 2 - 3 minutes spent using the EMDR markedly reduces distractions to the relaxation process, and is repaid many times over!. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention!.
You can also multitask, using the gazing technique, as you walk/jog or exercise, by focusing on a distant object, or just focus awareness on how each step feels, noting any thoughts which flash across your mind, without pursuing any particular train of thought, just gently redirect your focus to the task at hand!.
For some people, it helps to visualise of a quiet, relaxing scene, (Imagine, as vividly as you can, that you are on a tropical beach, reclining comfortably; you luxuriate, as the the sun warms you, and a gentle breeze caresses your skin lightly, inhaling the tangy, sea scented, salt laden spray from the sparkling, translucent, aqua waves, crashing on the white, coral beach sand, and feeling the hot sand slip through your fingers in one hand, sipping your favorite drink with the other; all the while, the seagulls call, swoop and cavort playfully overhead in a cloudless, azure sky: you feel just like one of them, free to soar and cartwheel, or just glide in the moist, heavy air, and that this moment will last forever !.!.!. )!.
Some people may find it helps when they listen to: http://www!.amazon!.com/Sounds-Of-The-Ocea!.!.!. Other suggestions: http://www!.secretsofmeditation!.com/demo!.!.!.!.
and the audio, as well as the printed version, at: http://www!.lessons4living!.com/relaxation!.!.!. and http://www!.amazon!.com/Ambient-Rain-Sound!.!.!. or the mountain river sounds!. 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!. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve!. Eat healthily, in accordance with your "nutritional type" as determined at http://www!.mercola!.com/ SEARCHBAR!.
Ginseng (Panax Ginseng (Chinese/Korean/Japanese), panax quinquefolius (American) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian))!. It is also known as man root, life root and heal all!. Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) Lady's slipper is one of the most widely applicable nerviness available!. It can be used in all stress reactions, emotional tension and anxiety states!. Try having a cup of "Tension Tamer", herbal tea, by Celestial Seasonings, (from supermarket tea, or health food aisles) or make some at home, and cool, then bottle, and drink as needed (I find it so strong tasting, that I need to drink it quickly, followed by something like fruit juice, to take away the taste, but others may find it more tolerable)!. C(h)amomile tea is a more palatable option!. As with all herbal/green teas, use lemon/lime, and/or a little sweetener (NOT ARTIFICIAL!!!) but no cream, or milk!.
Xylitol, or Stevia is preferable, (health food stores) or fruit sugar (fructose, such as "Fruisana", from supermarket sugar aisles) or even a little honey, because these will reduce "sugar spikes", which later deplete you of energy!. Minimise/eliminate consumption of highly processed foods, particularly grain products, such as white bread, donuts, cake, cookies/biscuits, or anything with sugar!. Opt for more wholefoods, non-starchy vegetables, and fruit!.
Light to moderate daily exercise helps fight stress!. http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shanerisWww@Answer-Health@Com