How To Deal With Stress

We all have some kind of stress in our lives.  Stress symptoms include both mental and physical manifestations. These include exhaustion, loss of/increased appetite, headaches, crying, sleeplessness, and oversleeping.

Its impossible to completely eliminate stress.  Just like its not helpful when someone says to you - stop being stressed.  The best thing you can do is manage your stress better.  Everyone internalizes events differently.  We all know people that go crazy when they lose their keys, and others that seem to shrug off these kinds of events. There are basic things that anyone can do to lower their stress levels without using avoidance.

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Physical Techniques:

• Exercise 30 minutes 3-4 times a week by running, or biking and anything that gets your heart rate up.
• Lower your salt in take.
• Get 7-8 consecutive hours of sleep each night.
• Go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time each day
• Avoid nicotine, excessive caffeine, and other stimulants.
• Mix leisure with work. Take breaks and get away when you can.

Mental Techniques:

• Visual what is upsetting you, understand why it upsets you.  Do you think you are overreacting to the situation? What are you telling yourself about meaning of these events?
• Can you change what is stressing you out?  Or can you avoid it, without avoiding other things?  Can you work towards changing it?
• Are you expecting to please everyone?
• Are you overreacting and viewing things as absolutely critical and urgent? Do you feel you must always prevail in every situation?
• Work at adopting more moderate views; try to see the stress as something you can cope with rather than something that overpowers you.
• Try to temper your excess emotions. Put the situation in perspective. Do not labor on the negative aspects and the "what ifs."
• What down your thoughts.  Use your common sense, and talk back to your negative thoughts.