Many options.: Yoga, meditation, running, acupuncture, acupressure, deep breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation are just a few things.
Answered 3/15/2022
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Stay active: Exercise is a great way to relieve stress. Your body releases endorphins during exercise, which can help you feel calm. If you exercise 30 - 60 minutes a day, your stress levels can improve. When stressed, take 5 slow, deep breaths with your eyes closed, then roll your shoulders forward 5 times, then back 5 times. This will slow your heart rate and release tension in your neck and shoulders.
Answered 10/12/2018
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Biofeedback: This is a method to teach your mind to control your body. Heartmath.Com has a program to train you in the techniques.
Answered 4/18/2017
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To stress less: Daily movement/exercise that gets your heart rate up is vital! start at 5-10 min and work up to 30-50min/day. You can split the time up into 2-3 blocks in your day and get the same benefit. 50min/exercise 6 days a week has been found to have equivalent benefit to 50mg zoloft (sertraline), an antidepressant med. Often used to treat anxiety.
Answered 4/17/2016
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STRESS?: Might be an idea to find out what's causing you to stress and either alter the source of the stress or - if you stress unreasonably or unnecessarily, work with a therapist to change that. Then there are other forms of helping oneself - meditation, exercise, yoga, & many other things.
Answered 4/13/2016
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Balanced lifestyle: You need to create balance in order to mitigate against the stresses of everyday life. This should include daily exercise, relaxation, fun, social connections, pets, plants, things in places of beauty, 7-8 hours of restorative sleep nightly, the elimination of stimulants in your surroundings, etc. You will never eliminate the stresses of life but by adding balance you will be able to cope.
Answered 4/15/2016
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Mindfulness: There is an effective method called mindfulness which is a meditation technique. There are books and therapists who teach it. Briefly, it involves focusing on your breathing and letting thoughts enter and flow out of consciousness. Treating thoughts as if they are leaves floating down a stream, first entering awareness and then letting them go.
Answered 4/28/2015
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