Friday, January 1, 2010

Three Ways On How To Cure Stress

By Johnson Star

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.

As an example, let's take a look at your organization or group or office. Look at the prioritization skills. Is it there? Is it effective? Sometimes the way we organize and prioritize our activities influences the stress and the amount of it that we will be dealing with for the day. This doesn't necessarily mean that knowing how to prioritize and organize will totally eliminate stress. It simply means that the things that may potentially cause stress have been anticipated and the steps to counter them have been thought of, making it easier to deal with them.

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 Breathing: Deep Diaphragmatic breathing focuses more on breathing from the abdomen as opposed to breathing from the chest. This allows full oxygenation thereby giving you that almost immediate relaxed feeling.

Take a break: Set aside a few minutes of your work time for a break. Taking breaks helps you regain your focus as your body and mind can rest. Temporarily put some distance between you and your desk. Go somewhere. Get a glass of water or a cup of coffee. Talk with friends.

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.

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