Saturday, January 2, 2010

Three Ways To Cure Your Stress

By Eddy Kong

Curing stress is a lot more complicated than it seems. The basic idea in curing stress is to change some aspects of your life so you would not get into or get stuck in the same exact situations. Some situations cause us stress, but sometimes we get ourselves in those situations. More often than not, we even create those kinds of situations then get ourselves into it.

To give an example, look at your organization or group or office. Look at the prioritization skills. Is it effective or nonexistent? The way you organize and prioritize your activities influences the stressors that you will be dealing with for the day. This does not necessarily mean that prioritizing and organizing will give you a stress-free day. This simply means your stresses have been anticipated, and the steps have been thought of before they happen. This makes them a whole lot easier to deal with.

Some situations require immediate stress relief. There are a variety of methods that you can try, but the levels of effectiveness will be different for each person. It is important that you find stress management methods that fit you personally. This is because the situations that each person experiences is also different. Here are 3 of the most effective stress relievers that you can try when you start to feel overwhelmed:

Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing: Diaphragmatic breathing concentrates more on breathing from the abdomen rather than the chest to achieve full oxygenation. Diaphragmatic breathing allows your body to get more oxygen to where it is needed giving you an almost instant relaxed feeling.

Take a break: Facing too much stress? Try taking a break for a few minutes. A breather might be all that your body and mind needs to start focusing again. The further away you get from your stressor, the better. If you can't get out of the office try walking to the restroom or to the water dispenser, anything to distance yourself for the meantime can be beneficial.

Listen to music: Listening to music releases stress and tension. It lowers blood pressure and heart rate. Listen to any music that you find soothing. The objective of listening to music is to divert your attention to something more enjoyable, refreshing your mind in the process before going back to work.

Of course there is no one solution fits all when it comes to stress. You will need to take the method that you feel most comfortable and easy for you. - 16890

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