Category: Stress Management

How Stress and Sleep Problems Are Linked with Each Other?

How Stress and Sleep Problems Are Linked with Each Other?

Posted on Sep 07, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
One of the major effects of increased stress levels is difficulty in staying asleep or falling asleep. Often individuals suffering from stress attacks wake up in the middle of the night or too early in the morning. These sleeping problems results in further worsening of the stress. Sleepy individuals often face trouble in coping with the problems and frustration during the daytime. A recent survey has shown that people getting too little time to sleep are more likely to feel dissatisfied and angry than people who sleep for 8 hours a day. According to majority of the sleep experts, losing 4 hours’ sleep have the same effect on an individual as being drunk with 0.1% blood alcohol levels does. Stress results in increased production of CRH, a stress hormone. During a study conducted for finding  [...]

Exercising Tips for Pregnancy Related Stress

Exercising Tips for Pregnancy Related Stress

Posted on Aug 23, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Exercise is one of the most effective ways of fighting stress during pregnancy. However, pregnant women must consult their gynecologists and obstetricians before starting stress relieving exercising. They will guide them about the most effective exercising form for killing stress safely. It’s a known fact that yoga offers several benefits to the pregnant women; one of the most significant benefits among them is the stress relieving power of yoga. A pregnant woman is allowed to perform some slow and meditative yoga poses that work by identifying and relaxing the stress affected areas of her body. Practicing yoga regularly under the guidance of a professional also helps in calming the mind of pregnant ladies. Yoga involves certain breathing techniques, which helps pregnant women to rejuvenate  [...]

Hobbies to Get Rid of Stress

Hobbies to Get Rid of Stress

Posted on Jun 28, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Are you looking to get rid of stress and thinking that taking anxiety medications and undergoing cognitive therapies are the only ways of doing it? If yes, then you are partially wrong. It’s true that medications prescribed by psychologists and cognitive therapies are excellent tools for reducing stress levels; but to make sure that the stress levels do not increase again, you must engage yourself into hobbies of some kind or activities of your preference during the spare hours. Below we have mentioned some hobbies that can act as remedy for increased stress levels. Creative crafts: This may include handmade projects such as a work of paining, home decoration, knitting, woodwork, needle work etc. Getting engaged in one or more of these creative activities will help us in staying distracted  [...]

Can Massage Help in Managing Stress?

Can Massage Help in Managing Stress?

Posted on Jun 14, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Many of us believe that massage is just a way of pampering ourselves, which is not right. Massage is often used for healing purposes and it is also an excellent tool for relieving emotional stress. Often physicians recommend massage therapy to patients suffering from anxiety. Let us find out how massage therapy helps in reducing stress. Relieves tension: During massage therapy our muscles get manipulated, which helps in releasing muscle tension. Too much emotional stress often results in tension in our back and neck muscles; as a result of this we start experiencing stiffness in the back and neck. The discomfort caused by tight muscles augments the stress levels even further. Undergoing massage therapy will relieve muscle tension instantly, which in turn will help in reducing stress levels.  [...]

Art Therapy for Stress Management

Art Therapy for Stress Management

Posted on Jun 07, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Art therapy is the therapeutic practice using art for dealing with stress and emotional disorders. The basic idea behind this therapy is using one’s creativity for eradicating his or her stress and emotional problems. You can visit professional art therapists or for getting the treatment done or can try out some techniques sitting at the comfort of your home. Let us first get informed about the benefits offered by art therapy. Art therapy comes with the following effects: Helps in shifting moods extremely quickly. After undergoing the therapy, you will find unhappiness and anger go away almost instantly. Helps in coping up with the workplace stress. Helps in expressing the emotions. Expressing things that you are feeling helps to get rid of anxiety. Art therapy works as an aid for improving  [...]

Breathing and Visualizing Techniques for Stress Management

Breathing and Visualizing Techniques for Stress Management

Posted on May 24, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
It has been found that breathing exercises and visualization can act as excellent remedies for stress. This article will inform you about breathing exercise and visualization techniques that may help you in killing stress. Step 1: Sit with your legs crossed or lie down in a relaxed position. Close the eyes and allow your breathing to become deeper and slower. Step 2: Breathe for stress relief. Inhale from the belly or the diaphragm instead of breathing from your chest or shoulders. Make sure that you are not forcing this change; practicing for a few days will make this act easier for you. Step 3: This step involves visualization. While breathing in visualize that relaxation has come to your body flowing gently through the limbs and reaching each of your body part. While breathing out visualize  [...]

Stress Management with Foods: Some Essential Tips

Stress Management with Foods: Some Essential Tips

Posted on May 10, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
There’s a common perception that people suffering from stress and depression often develop eating disorders. This fact is true to the core. However, you must know that eating the right things in the right ways may help in defeating stress. This article will offer you tips about diet for stress management. Drinking a warm glass of skimmed milk every day may help in recovering from stress. Milk contains an agent called tryptophan.  Tryptophan encourages serotonin production in human body, which helps in stabilizing our mood and lowers stress level significantly. Eating fish containing omega 3 also help in reducing anxiety and stress. The effects of omega 3 are more evident that stress relieving medications like Prozac. Fishes like tuna, salmon and sardines are rich source of omega 3. Have  [...]

Dealing with Stress: Its Myriad Ways

Dealing with Stress: Its Myriad Ways

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Dealing with stress may seem like an impossible task. However, individuals are a lot more in control than they perceive themselves to be. Being in control of the situation is stress management’s foundation. Stress management is all about taking charge of diverse factors such as thoughts, emotions, schedule, environment and problem-solving. Balanced life is the ultimate goal. Individuals should have time for fun, relaxation, and relationships in addition to work. Resilience is needed to deal with pressure and challenges. Dealing with stress begins with identifying the stressor present in your life. This may sound easy. In practice it is difficult. An individual’s stress sources are not generally obvious. In addition, one tends to overlook one’s own thoughts, behaviors and feelings that  [...]

Stress Relievers – Your Way to Master It

Stress Relievers – Your Way to Master It

Posted on Mar 08, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Stress has become one of the inseparable ingredients of the recipe of life. And the most surprising part is that we’ve got adapted to the taste of it. Without this item, we don’t seem to be completing our day. Stress has to be there in some or the other aspect or event of every single day. This makes one thing sure that we are the makers of our own stress. So, if we can make it, why can’t we break it? We can, for sure. There are numerous stress relievers out there in the market. They are medicines, herbs, classes, sessions, preaching, entertainment, and so much more. But when there are indigenous methods of escaping stress available with us, why do we think of the ones which may cost us for nothing? Yes, it’s true. Those methods like medications do not guarantee the exclusion of stress  [...]

Stress Related Illnesses – Unveiling the Subtleties

Stress Related Illnesses – Unveiling the Subtleties

Posted on Feb 15, 2011 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
We all keep on talking and mumbling of one word, almost over 50 times a day. This means, every hour we pronounce it twice, and this is the least I am talking of. Which is that word? Oh common, don’t ‘stress’ yourself to find it out. Yes; stress is what I am talking of. What is stress actually? Well, a state of response to the physical and/or emotional difficulty or painful experience which intensely affects one’s well being is formally called stress. A range of stressful events can occur during the course of a day. And the events that bring stress may be different for different people. For example, school children may get stressed due to some test they have to take at school, college students might be stressed regarding the difficult examinations, a fresher pass out gets stress thinking  [...]

How To Sleep Better… (Part 2)

How To Sleep Better… (Part 2)

Posted on Dec 07, 2010 in Stress Management | Leave a Comment
Here’s part 2 of the 2 part series on tips on how to sleep better. In part 1 of this series, I gave you a birds’ eye view of methods that could help you sleep better. If none of those helped you too much, fret not! Here are some more suggestions; from one sleepless soul to another! Quiter Games Work Better: The worst thing you could do to yourself would be to put the television in your bedroom. Not only does it rob you of your sleep, it also robs you of that alone time with your partner or your spouse. You could alternatively play low-key computer games (when alone) and this could work as a refreshing alternative. These are great ways of combating the stress and learning how to sleep better (eventually). They are also said to be a great way of shifting gears, in terms of them being exciting,  [...]

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