When
you’re stressed, your head may start to hurt, or you may feel nauseous, dizzy,
or just plain overwhelmed. Stress can have a huge impact on every aspect of
your life, so stress reduction is necessary for maintaining both your physical
and emotional health. Since you can simply wish stress away, managing stress is
a vital skill to develop.
But
tray to take step back and ask you: will this issue still matter in a year? In
five year? If the answer is no, take a deep breath and try to move forward.
Keeping things perspective is crucial to managing stress.
ü Come up with a plan.
If there’s a specific problem you need to
fix, make list of all possible solution and pick the best one for situation.
Realizing that you have options and coming up with a concrete plan will have a
direct effect on stress reduction.
ü Accept what you
can’t control.
Some circumstances are simply beyond our
control, and we have to learn to cope with and accept them. Fortunately, you do
have control over how you react to stressful situations, staying calm and being
willing to accept emotional support from others can help in managing stress.
ü Managing stress:
when It’s at a slow, steady boil
Sometime it’s not one specific problem,
but rather nagging concerns about your job, health, finance, or family members that
create a steady build up of stress. Try these tips to help you with stress
reduction:
Give yourself
break.
Daily
stressors can creep up on you before you realize it, so treat yourself to at
least one relaxing activity every day. Listening to music, meditating, writing
in a journal, or enjoying a soothing bubble bath
