3.5.11

Stress and How to Deal~

I have strange way of dealing with stress.. everybody does. Everyone gets stressed and everyone finds a way to deal. I'm going to go over different ways of relieving stress, why because finals are coming and I'm going a bit crazy.
So what are ways that you can relax focus properly on your finals?  how can you relieve al of the stress of work, school, home life, and anything else you might be freaked about?

1) Exercise:
   Exercising seems like something a bit difficult to do, especially when you are swamped with work. In reality it truly is, you come home tired, you wake up early, all you want to do is relax. Why bother?
First of all, it gives you energy. Wake up and do a small exercise routine, jog, stretch lift weights, whatever. After a few days on the routine it will be easier to wake up, and you'll look good. Also, it reduces the levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that makes you fat.. literally, it stores body fat and makes it harder to lose weight.
It also helps you fight depression. Exercise will release endorphins, which act as a natural pain reliever and an antidepressant.  It also increases levels of serotonin in the body, which is a neurotransmitter that helps deal with anxiety, stress, and makes you feel generally happy. Exercise also helps regulate your sleep schedule, making it easier to fall asleep at night and get the rest you need to feel better.
It also makes you look sexy. 


2) Music
Music is a big stress reliever and an interesting tool that is available to all. Music has been proven to help reduce anxiety levels and help people focus. Softer music is generally used to reduce stress.
Take some instrumental music and lay down for fifteen minutes, breathing and letting the music take you away. Focus on the music and forget everything else. This exercise should help you relax your body enough to continue properly with your day. This is a good technique t use when you want to relax during the day, it only take five minutes and can help you keep stress down as you go along.  then there is music to help you focus on the task at hand.
This is a far more individual process. While instrumental music is generally relaxing the music that helps you focus can be varied. Everything from Heavy metal to smooth jazz can help you focus, you just have to find what you  prefer. Personally I use a writing program called Omm Writer which plays soothing music and removes all distractions from the screen, but whatever works for you is best.


3) People and Pets:

Take a night off to play with your dogs or kitties and relax with your friends! This is incredibly simple. Just enjoy the company of those that you love, whether they be human or animal. Cuddle, play, watch a movie, eat, whatever it takes, just have fun.

4) Yoga and meditation:
Meditation is a powerful tool. It is defined as a practice in which the practitioner trains his or her mind or self-induces a mode of consciousness in order to realize some benefit. In other words its training yourself to be able to leave the present situation and place yourself in another space. It helps you look at your situation from a space which is not affected by your surroundings. There are different meditation techniques that can help you do this, but the easiest to start with is simply learning to use breathing to induce a meditative state.
Yoga is another tool that is useful and quite common. There are many places (that are probably close by) that can teach you yoga, and once you know you can practice at home. You can relax and meditate using yoga and it is a powerful tool to train the body and mind.



5) Artistic expression:

Painting, drawing, sewing, writing, cooking, the creative process in general is quite wonderful AND relaxing.  To take something basic like paint, ingredients for a meal, charcoal, or anything, and work it and transform it into something you are proud of is a therapeutic process. there are two kinds of artistic processes that are good for relaxation. The ones that are mentally consuming, things like painting and drawing, which require all of your attention and focus. And things that are more repetitive and require less direct attention like knitting, amigurumi or sewing. these are more repetitive activities that let you focus on other things while you work or immerse yourself in the process. Art is an important tool for expression and stress relief, so go ahead, pick up a hobby.



GAH look at all this! Its so long! This, for me, is stress relief. I usually write about things that affect me, this way i can release some of my stress..  so why not make your own blog?









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