Stress Management Let your stress float away. Do things that make you laugh. Express your creative side. Write. Paint. Do a hobby. Stretch muscles to relieve tension. Take deep breaths. Meditate. Relax with soothing music, a warm bath or shower, etc. Escape to a place (or picture a scene) where you feel calm, happy, and […]
Stress Management Mindfulness means paying close attention to your thoughts and feelings, on purpose, in the present moment, but without judging them in any way. It’s the opposite of being on auto-pilot all the time, which can take a toll on physical and mental health. With many techniques to choose from, practicing mindfulness every day
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Stress Management Retrain your brain to wipe out negative thoughts. If negative thoughts keep running through your head, it may be time to put on a pair of rose-colored glasses. Looking at life’s challenges in a more positive way can improve your physical well-being and even increase your life span! People who see the glass
Stress Management Manage your time. Prioritize. How many times have you wished there were more hours in a day or looked up at the clock and wondered how the day flew by so fast with little accomplished? By managing your time, you can help manage the stress that comes with unfinished business. Tips to help
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Stress Management Meditate to alleviate anxiety and stress. Meditation is a stress management technique that allows you to be in the present moment without interruptions from the kids, deadlines, meetings, and the long to-do list swimming through your mind. It can be practiced anytime in short spurts to relieve immediate stress or for longer periods
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Stress Management Imagination can make a cloudy day sunny-and overpower stress. Here are three ways to create mental pictures that offset daily stressors. Music Choose a recording you find soothing. Find a quiet, calming environment in which to listen to it. Feel yourself become part of this calming environment of sound, a physical extension of
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Stress Management Stress resistance begins at home. What better way to help your family withstand the rapid change, constant disruptions, and various surprises life dishes out than to establish a stable “base of operations” at home. Psychologists and other mental health professionals have found that families who work and play together as a cohesive unit
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Stress Management Don’t let emotional eating weigh you down. If you run to the fridge to soothe pangs that have nothing to do with hunger, you could be an emotional eater. Studies show that both negative and positive emotions can trigger eating and overeating. Allowing your feelings to prompt you to overeat on a regular
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Stress Management Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe stress reaction from living through or seeing an event that threatens life. With PTSD, symptoms usually begin within 6 weeks to 3 months of the event. Symptoms of PTSD can begin years later, though. When symptoms do occur, they must last for at least one month
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Stress Management Learn how to cope at work. No matter where you work, stress happens. It can be good in small spurts because it triggers hormones that give you a boost of energy to help you meet a deadline. Too much stress, though, can cause headaches, upset stomach, back pain, and lots of excuses to
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