Stress Management Techniques, Tips and Lifestyle Adjustments

If stress management is not one of your priorities, you need to make it one. Managing your stress is the first line of defense against the effects of this silent killer.

Stress can make you sick or sicker. Here are a few techniques, tips and lifestyle adjustments to help you manage your own stress:

  • Relax: manage your times of stress with deep breathing, yoga, meditation, massage therapy, sit quietly for a few minutes, listen to soothing music, or read a book.
  • Make time for yourself: no matter how busy you are, set aside at least 15 minutes every day for yourself, like taking a bubble bath, going for a walk, or calling a friend.
  • Sleep: stress can get much worse without sleep.
  • Eat right: in nature’s form and variety
  • Get moving: physical activity helps relieve tense muscles and the endorphins help relieve stress and improve your mood.
  • Talk to good listener friend: helps to work through your stress, especially ones that let you talk freely without judgment and offers insightful & different point of view.
  • Compromise; it’s not always worth the stress to argue.
  • Write down your thoughts: you’ll feel better after you get it out.
  • Volunteer: helping others takes your mind off your worries.
  • Get a hobby: do something you enjoy.
  • Set limits: only so many hours per day, don’t be afraid to say NO.
  • Plan your own time: spend your time on what’s most important to you.

Listen to your body to discover when stress is affecting your health. And don’t ignore all of its bells and whistles when it does sound off. Put the health of your body first, all the rest will work out just the way it is suppose to.

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