Stress help - Aged 16?!

Change your environment!. "Walls absorb feelings," and if you need to escape feelings of being uptight, anxious or stress, then quit whatever you're doing, and go to some other place!. Have a retreat- even heading to the mall for an OJ, whatever it is, a change of place is a good way to change your feelings!.

Change your environment, and you will change what happens inside, also!.

Organize!. Take control of your schedule, and don't over-commit!. Learn to say 'no' politely, when your plate is already full; and you are committed to enough projects!.

Take a time out- a half hour a day, where you can catch up with all the things you didn't have time to "hear out" - thoughts, feelings, things to do!.

Find your way of emptying out the stresses you absorb in the day!. Maybe that will be something physical- play some tennis; go running; or if you're not so much into heavy activity, then talk to a friend; write out in a journal things on your mind!.!.!. Find that thing you can do that will discharge the stress you have absorbed!.

Talk about what's on your plate, and how you feel about things!. Disclose to a friend or to a thought journal!. Lot's of times, we girls don't talk about things, and may feel afraid of humiliation or ashamed!. But we don't have to!. The more we keep things in, the more pent-up hard feelings will be!.

Resolve things by talking about them, or writing about them!.

There are some things I do!. Maybe you can use some!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Hei, I know you might not like my answer, but I would suggest brisk , intensive running even for 10 ms would help!. From my experience when I go for a run, I take my CD player with me, so it helps running faster if I listen to my favourite tunes!. Also, I run quite fast, but only for 10 ms!. When I come back I have a bath and I feel very calm , just want to sit down and relax as I don't have more extra energy for stress or other things!. Even intensive short exercise of any kind will help that makes you sweat!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

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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)!. I am aware of advice that strong heat, applied to essential oils can damage them, and so I would not use a diffuser!.

Also consider anise, basil, bay, eucalyptus, peppermint, rose, and thyme!. Place some pieces of rock salt in a small vial, then add a few drops of the oil of your choice (the rock salt absorbs the oil and is less risky to carry around than a bottle of oil)!. Open the vial and breathe in the scent whenever you need a quick stress release!. 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; the progressive muscle relaxation can be learned quickly, and takes only several minutes, if pressed for time!. Repeat: "I feel calm" and/or "I can handle this!." 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"!.

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, is shown in section 42, on page i!. 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!. 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: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice!. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it!. Ginseng & Lady's Slipper are recommended herbal remedies!.
Light to moderate daily exercise helps fight stress!. http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shaneris

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Why teens get stress

Moving or changing schools
Conflicts with peers
Injuries or severe illness
Grades, tests, homework
Pressure to use drugs and alcohol
Bulling or teasing by peers
Illness of family member
Changes in their bodies
Los of anything valuable
Separation or divorce of parents
Insufficient physical resources

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