January 19, 2022 11:27 Created by Abhishek, Last modified on January 19, 2022 11:07
Stress and anxiety are common experiences for most people. From minor challenges to major crises, stress is part of life. And while you can't always control your circumstances, you can control how you respond to them. When stress becomes overwhelming, or it's chronic, it can take a toll on your well-being. That's why it's important to have effective stress relievers that can calm your mind and your body.
How can we handle stress in healthy ways?
Stress serves an important purpose—it enables us to respond quickly to threats and avoid danger. However, lengthy exposure to stress may lead to mental health difficulties (for example, anxiety and depression) or increased physical health problems. Since we cannot avoid stress, bit we can definitely try to handle it and come out of it. Below are some of the healthy ways in dealing with stress:
1) Exercise- Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. Doing physical activity on your body through exercise can relieve mental stress. The benefits are strongest when you exercise regularly. People who exercise regularly are less likely to experience anxiety than those who don’t exercise. Activities — such as walking or jogging — that involve repetitive movements of large muscle groups can be particularly stress relieving. Exercise helps in improving sleep quality. One of the consequences of stress is lack of sleep. Exercise helps you to overcome it.
2) Study and practice relaxation techniques. Taking the time to relax every day helps to manage stress and to protect the body from the effects of stress. You can choose from a variety of techniques, such as deep breathing, imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and mindfulness meditation. There are many online and smart phone apps that provide guidance on these techniques; although some entail purchase costs, many are available free of charge.
3) Meditate- Meditation brings short-term stress relief as well as lasting stress management benefits. There are many different forms of meditation to try–each one is unique and brings its own appeal. You might develop a mantra that you repeat in your mind as you take slow deep breaths. Or, you might take a few minutes to practice mindfulness, which involves being in the moment. Simply pay attention to what you see, hear, taste, touch, and smell.
4) Take a time out- You’re not a toddler, but that doesn’t mean a time out doesn’t apply when you’re stressed. Just like in children, stress can affect our emotions and how we behave, as well as our physical and mental health. Stress might make you become irritable or short tempered, easily upset or agitated. When you start noticing that stress is affecting how you feel or behave, it might be time to step away and spend a few minutes just focusing on yourself. Do something you enjoy like reading a book or listening to music, or find a trusted friend or colleague that you can talk to about how you’re feeling. Time outs don’t have to just be reactive: proactively build some ‘you time’ into your schedule each week, allowing yourself to do something enjoyable whilst looking after your health.
5) Consider supplements- There are many tablets which people have to get relief from stress. This helps them to manage stress. Galveda Stress Ease Tablet is meant for stress and anxiety. These herbs have rich anti-stress and adaptogenic properties, which calms the nerves and improves the function of neuroendocrine -hypothalamus system to relieves tension, anxiety, fatigue. It improves sleeping pattern and fights symptoms of depression to promote freshness.
