Not All Stress is Bad
Some stress in your life is a positive thing for healthy functioning (like skiing down a slope, riding a roller coaster). Without some positive stress in your life you can become "depressed".
Even acute stress (a very short term type of stress) is not a bad thing, like racing to meet a deadline.
Chronic Stress however not so positive (the type of stress that is never ending and inescapable) the body doesn't have a chance to activate the "relaxation response".
Your body is continually in a constant state of “fight-or-flight” response.
It affects your body in various ways like heart disease, diabetes and or stroke.
STRESS RELIEVERS:
DISTRACTION- playing a game on your computer, laughter, gardening, music, sports, mini-vacation.
TOOLS/RESOURCES- aromatherapy products, IPhone apps, Electronic games (Nintendo WII).
FIND BALANCE- between work, home and play- assess your lifestyle.
STRESS REDUCTION EXERCISE- exercise helps release built up tension-releases endorphins (happy hormones)- Yoga, Karate, Swimming, Walking
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE- self care, healthy diet, start your day the right way (it sets the stage for your entire day- listen to music, stretch in the shower, eat a balanced breakfast, write in your journal or blog, take a morning walk)
JOURNALING, MEDITATION
FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE YOUR ARE: Type A (people who rush frantically through life)
Negative self talker (the enemy inside your head)
Pessimist (sees everything worse than it really is)
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