Stressful life experiences are sometimes unavoidable. You probably experience good stress and bad stress on a daily basis. Good stress is best described as the adrenaline rush you feel when you rise to challenges. Bad stress feeds on worry, fear and anxiety, and creates a vicious cycle of harmful stress that can lead to health problems.
Self-Help Stress relief Tips
- Eat right and exercise
- Set realistic goals
- Handle important tasks first and eliminate
unessential tasks - Take a break and meditate to slow down
"mind-racing" - Reduce the urge to be "perfect"
- Be flexible
- Avoid excessive competition
- Reduce criticism of yourself and others
- Don't stress when expectations are not met
- Manage your anger
- Push away negativity of any kind
- Give yourself "me" time
- Choose to keep quiet when you feel a
negative reaction - Be cheerful, it deflates others stress and
anxiety - Silence your phone at night
- Dab essential oils on your wrist to reminder
yourself to relax - Utilize relaxation techniques; Yoga, Meditation,
Breathing, etc. - Laugh and smile more often
- Remember you can only change yourself
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