By Getrude Matayo
Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry as well as nervous.
Stress is your body’s reaction to a challenge or demand. It can be positive such as when it helps you avoid danger or meet a deadline.
Here are 10 simple ways to relieve stress.
Get More sleep
Everyone knows that stress can cause you to lose sleep. Unfortunately, the lack of sleep is also a key cause of stress. If you get less than seven to eight hours of sleep, your body won’t tolerate stress as well as it could.
Talk It Out With A Friend
When you are feeling stressed, take a break to call a friend and talk about your problems. Good relationships with friends and loved ones are important to any healthy lifestyle. They are very important when you are under a lot of stress
Build-in Regular Exercise
Moving your body on a regular basis balances the nervous system and increases blood circulation, helping to flush hormones. Even a daily 30 minutes’ walk makes a difference
Challenge yourself
Setting yourself goals and challenges, whether at work or outside, such as learning something new helps build confidence. This will help you deal with stress.
Indulge In Physical Activities
Exercise won’t make your stress disappear, but it will reduce some emotional intensity that you are feeling, clearing your thoughts and letting you deal with your problems more calmly. Regular physical activity will also improve the quality of your sleep
Limit Alcohol And Eat Well
Alcohol may temporarily relieve stress but have negative health impacts and can make stress worse in the long run.
You should also avoid or reduce the intake of refining sugars because they contained in many manufactured foods and can cause energy crashes which may lead you to feel tired and irritating
Carve Out Hobby Time
Engage yourself in activities that bring you pleasure and joy. If you like reading, singing, gardening listening to music or some other creative do it. Research shows that reduces stress by almost half and lowers your heart.
Connect with Supportive People
A good support network of colleagues, friends, and family can ease your work trouble and help you see things in a different way. Talking face to face with another person releases hormones that reduce stress. Learn on those good listeners in your life
Drink Tea
Instead of coffee or energy drinks, try green tea. It has less than half the caffeine and contains healthy antioxidants that have a calming effect on the nervous system
Take a vacation
Getting waylay from it all can rest your stress tolerance by increasing your mental and emotional outlook which makes you happier, more productive person upon return.
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