Monday, October 7, 2013

Manage Stress With Effective Stress Management Techniques

By Monica B. Nice


Stress is a feeling of emotional and physical tension. It can cause severe health problems and in extreme cases can cause death. If you are a learner, you have probably noticed that you are experiencing stress from many different areas. Worries about finance, relationships and academic performance can all have an impact on your mental and physical health.

Right from sleeplessness to exhaustion, the symptoms of stress can be anything. So, it is better to find out the root cause of stress and deal with it effectively, before it's too late. Often it results from the emotional side effect of failing to meet the demands of work, situation or events within the social parameters. An instance of stressful situation is when we slog hard in office and return home with an exhausted mind. We are unable to spend quality time with friends and family that makes us more irritable. Leisure time fun activities and enjoyment with family members is essential to relieve oneself from the daily stress and is one of the beneficial stress management techniques.

The most important stress management techniques are:Manage your time better: Poor time management causes a lot of stress. When you are running behind, it's hard to focus on learning. Make sure you do not over extend yourself.

Take regular breaks. Stopping for food, drink, exercise, fun improves your quality of concentration and is an important stress management technique. Eating healthy food away from the work station, having a brisk ten minute walk, a little 'me' time all ensure that your quality of concentration and focus improve on your return. Intensive periods of study, urgent deadlines often benefit from taking a break to allow the thoughts to clean and settle for a while. No one can work flat-out 100% of the time and often people find that new ideas and insights have surfaced during their time away from their desk.

Never let stress overshadow your life and happiness. A healthy body and a healthy mind, both are significant to lead a healthy life. A stressful mind cannot let you enjoy your life. Learn to manage and beat the stressful situations with ease today and 'live life king's size'.Coloring books make for one of the better stress management techniques for a variety of reasons. For starters, it keeps the hands busy in a calming fashion. When you have a crayon in your hand the simple back and forth motion can be very soothing. Whether it triggers nice childhood memories or is just a motion that relaxes you, it is easy to find that you settle into a nice rhythm.

Get enough sleep: Adequate sleep fuels your mind as well as your body. Feeling tired will increase your stress because it may cause you to think irrationally.There are numerous proven techniques which encourage this state of intense rest and release.This article focuses on rhythmic, deep, diaphragmatic breathing. This vital stress management tool is "right under your nose" and as near as your breath! When you focus on slow, deep breathing, the in-breath fills your lungs and causes your lower belly to expand as the diaphragm descends downward into the softness of your relaxed belly.

Try it right now:Relax your body and free yourself of any signs of tension. Allow your tongue and jaws to relax. Drop your shoulders away from your ears. Let your abdomen relax and become softer, freeing yourself of all tension from that part of your body. Become aware of your breathing just as it is. Inhale and take in a deep, full breath.Allow the breath to flow all the way down into the lower belly. You can imagine that there is a small balloon in the belly. As you breathe in, allow that balloon to smoothly inflate. As you breathe out, feel how the balloon easily collapses. Take in several of these measured, gentle, deep breaths.

Many people find that they can start the page with a great deal of anger reflected in their strokes. You can often see the difference from the harder, less intentional strokes of the crayon to the softer and more reserved strokes. This is visually satisfying because you can see that it is working. As you start to see the pattern of strokes from one end of the book to the other, you will notice that it takes less time for the hard strokes to soften.

If you are just learning diaphragmatic breathing, it can be helpful to begin by lying on your back with your knees bent. In this posture, it is easier to feel "soft-belly", diaphragmatic breathing. Be mindful of the feeling of the belly rising with the inhalation and falling with the exhalation. Let the breath initiate that movement.You can also put your hands on your abdomen and breathe into their warmth. Feel how the weight of the hands goes up with inhalation and drops with exhalation. A thick book resting on the abdomen will create the same sensation.

You can spend leisure hours listening good music or enjoy your hobbies that allow you to counter long term stress and its ill effects. Hobbies help you to refocus and take time for yourself, giving you the chance to fix the stress toll on your mind and body. Whether you are married or single, a student or working, at home or work, stress challenges might appear irrespective of time or occasion. A little stress can keep you motivated and focused but when the level increases, it can turn your life into hell. During tough times when you are unable to maintain balance between work and family, inevitable stress might turn out to be real headache. Effective solutions and strategies can help you discover a new you in you. So control stress before it controls you!




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1 comments:

Everyone should learn some relaxation techniques and other methods to manage stress so that we have control over our stress and its effects. The best way to manage our stress is to learn time management skills.

It is completely possible to eliminate stress with regular time management practice. I have been using time recording software ( http://www.replicon.com/olp/online-time-recording-software.aspx ) to manage my regular activities, I found it to be of great help when I started using it.

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