April is National Stress Awareness Month
and to help you all manage the stress you have in your lives, this month I will be posting some great information to help you work your way through stress that can bog you down and take over your lives.
Hope you enjoy and as always, feel free to comment and let me know your thoughts and tips on how you stay stress free!
Managing Your Stress
It’s time to face the facts: if you’re
over the age of 12, you’re probably going through some sort of experience that
causes you to feel a bit stressed at times and if you’re an “adult,” your
stress factors have probably doubled and maybe even tripled - you've got a
project due at work, your house is a mess, your child is failing math, and your
check engine light is on. All these things by themselves may not seem like a
big deal but when it’s all happening at the same time, the pressure can begin to
have an impact on your physical and emotional well-being. Let’s take some time
to figure out ways to manage these stressful moments in life before they turn
into problems that become detrimental to our health.
Admit it
Everyone shows signs of stress in different ways, e.g., neck/shoulder pain or indigestion. Take a second to identify your symptoms and when your neck muscles start to get tight or your stomach becomes upset, tell yourself or someone else that you are feeling stressed. Sharing your problems with a caring and concerned friend or family member can help you feel more at ease. After all, the first step to dealing with a problem is admitting that you have one, right?
Assign a number to your stress factor
On a scale of 1-10, how big is this problem? Sometimes we all have a tendency to blow things out of proportion so if you take a second to stop and think about it, you may find that a particular issue is really only at a 2 and isn't really an issue at all.
On a scale of 1-10, how big is this problem? Sometimes we all have a tendency to blow things out of proportion so if you take a second to stop and think about it, you may find that a particular issue is really only at a 2 and isn't really an issue at all.
Whether it’s getting into child’s pose or taking a moment to get up from your desk and stretch out those hips, just stretching in general and taking those moments to relax may keep those all too familiar tension headaches at bay and help you to feel calm.
Use your words
Get it out of your head and on to a piece of paper.
What happened to you today? More importantly, what GOOD things happened to you
today? Sometimes we feel the need to focus on the bad, but take a second to
write down a few happy moments from your day, and you may find that life isn’t
that bad at all. In fact, it’s actually pretty awesome.
Quite often, managing stress is easier said than done,
but it’s worth a little effort when your health is on the line. For a more in
depth look at this information and to view other helpful tips, follow the links
below and help save your sanity.
Happy springtime everyone! Stay fit and be of
good cheer.
Stacey
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