Tuesday, September 7, 2010

5 Simple Steps To Reduce Stress

Living in the corporate world means living at a fast pace. From Monday until Friday you have to face the same stressful events. By the weekends, you have to meet commitments to you family, yourself and friends from outside you workplace. During public holidays you try to find ways to effectively and usefully occupy the day. Petrol prices are up. Your car needs maintenance.

It's no longer safe to go out late at night in the parks. You have to be careful even when you are outside of the house because someone might snatch your possessions. When you're on holiday you're constantly worrying about your home. The list of worries can go on.

Stress is now an undeniable part of life, but that doesn't mean that there is nothing that can be done to give yourself a slight relief from it. Below are 5 simple steps of stress relief that you can learn and apply in your life:

1. Acknowledge Your Stress Realizing that you cannot avoid stress altogether, how about accepting the fact that you are stressed out? What are the causes of your stress? You may be able to overcome some of the stress factors, but some may be beyond your control, so just accept them gracefully with an open mind and let them go. Don't force yourself to solve problems that are beyond your capabilities.

2. Go and Get a Massage You don't have to spend a fortune on a good massage. Getting a good massage doesn't mean that you have to hire a professional masseuse. Sometimes all you need for a good massage are a person you trust and a relaxing place to be.

3. Laugh It Off Watch comedies. Read comics. Share jokes with friends and family. Meet old school friends and reminisce about good old days. Forget disputes. Laugh it off. Laughing helps relieve stress because your body will release feel-good hormones.

4. Get Plenty Of Sleep Is the standard 8-hours-of-sleep enough for you? Not really, as different people have different needs. You might have to sleep for up to 12 hours, depending onyou're your energy is lost. You might get a short nap in the afternoon and sleep late on the weekends. Sleep rejuvenates your mind and body, so you really need to get enough of it.

5. Pamper Yourself After a hard day's work, or after you have met certain goals, you might want to reward yourself as a motivation to your next success. Get the vacation you've always wanted, buy that expensive dress, eat at your favourite restaurant, watch a series of your favorite movies. Just do anything that brings you joy.


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