Tackle Stress

Tackle Stress
 Stress is a killer.It poses serious strain upon your mental and physical health

 and ruins your life. Who wants to live in hurried and frantic way? I know I certainly don’t. Stress feels terrible and does terrible things to you, so if you want to live a wonderful life, you need to develop healthy habits when it comes to dealing with stress. Stress can contribute to depression, heart attacks, high blood pressure, comfort eating, weight-gain toothaches, migraines, speech problems, sleeping problems, forgetfulness, anxiety, angry outbursts, panic attacks, lies, nightmares, and more. It also places a huge burden on the adrenal glands, which can throw your hormones out of balance, cause you to hold on to weight, make your hair fall out and aggravate a whole host of other symptoms such as asthma, eczema and psoriasis. And it ages you beyond your years, can cause you to comfort eat, mistreat your loved ones and eventually hit burnout.

But What Can We Do About It? 

But it’s not as if we can start living in a protective bubble free from all forms of stress. In fact, small amounts of stress are considered to be positive and motivating. But it’s when it gets out of control and how we deal with it that counts. For a long time, I found it really tough to process my stress in positive ways, and sometimes my efforts would actually make things worse for me, and not better. But I soon discovered a range of healthy habits that helped me to get everything under control and still have a heap of fun. Why don’t you try the following habits to tackle your stress?

 Try meditation. Meditation allows you disconnect from the world and find a degree of inner calm. It works wonders on stress and also depression, and isn’t just for ‘hippies’ as it was once perceived. Give it a try.

Practice yoga. Yoga is a form of moving meditation. It improves your mind-body connection and stretches out your muscles that can hold huge amounts of stress and tension. It will also help you sleep like a baby!

Start journaling. Get your thoughts out and onto a page without fear of being judged by those around you. Just start writing!

 Take up running. Running is a brilliant way to de-stress as it gives an outlet for all of the stress hormones that accumulate within our bodies, which can potentially cause poor health. Plus whilst you run, you also get out into the fresh air and have plenty of time to think and reflect.

 Enjoy a new creative hobby. There’s nothing quite as therapeutic as getting creative. So, start a writing practice again, take up painting, drawing or sculpting, or even dig out that musical instrument and lose yourself in music.