Simple Treatment of Stress.

Below are some more stress relief tips.

Shut out Irritating Noise: Wear earplugs for instant peace any time, any place. It works well to reduce noise stress.

Learn a Meditation Technique. Two methods: Observe your thoughts as they pass through your mind. Or, repeat a word or phrase with an uplifting meaning. For stress relief there is no better treatment than meditation.

Practice progressive relaxation for 20 minutes twice a day to reduce raised blood pressure and other physiological responses to stress. Tighten and release each muscle group in turn, starting with the soles of the feet and slowly working up to the scalp. It may take some time to acquire a good meditation technique that works for you, so use progressive relaxation for quick stress relief.

Plan a weekend activity that is a change of pace. If your week is heavily scheduled, relax and enjoy non-competitive activities. If you are never able to finish anything during the week, choose a project that you can complete in a few hours on Saturday or Sunday.

Take time out for a diversion in the middle of your workday. When the pressures of completing a project are too great, your productivity can drop. Take a walk or stop for lunch. A break helps relieve stress.

Savour Life’s Little Delights. Give yourself some physical pleasure to relieve stress.

Treat yourself to a professional massage, or trade massages with a loved one.

Give yourself permission to enjoy a movie, watch a sports event, listen to music or read a book.

Savour a soothing cup of chamomile herb tea with a dollop of honey. Chamomile has long been used to relieve nervous tension.

Plan a day of beauty or fun with a friend. Do each other’s hair, paint your nails and chat or play a sporting game together.

Create a simple steam facial at home by boiling water. Remove the pan from the stove. Cover your head with a large towel so that it creates a tent over the pot. Steam your face for five or 10 minutes. Add aromatic herbs to the water for a sensual touch.

Focus completely on any of the senses – hearing, seeing, eating or body movements – for a few minutes.

All these activities drop your brainwave pattern from beta to alpha, alpha/theta or theta level. The brainwave patterns of relaxation.

Use Visualisation and Affirmation Techniques. You can arm yourself against a situation you fear by going over the event in your mind. Imagine the scene in vivid detail and picture the best possible outcome.

You can also shrink an imagined fear down to size by picturing the worst possible results. Imagine describing this worst case to your best friend the next day and the sympathy you receive. Imagine telling a group of friends the next month, who share their similar experiences. Finally, imagine joking about your unpleasant experience with a complete stranger a year later. If you carry this exercise through to the end, your stress will become something to laugh about.

Fear heighten stress. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It is our perception of what will happen that causes fear. Reduce fear and you reduce stress.

Replace negative self-talk with affirmations. The chatterbox in your mind is filled with gloom: You’re too fat. . . you’re too old. . .you’ll never amount to anything. Dispel all these negative thoughts and nourish your mind with a constant stream of “I know I can.””If someone else can do, so can I.”

Remember when you were a child. Everything was achievable. You saw it in other people’s reality. “If some one else can do it, so can I”. Why is it different for you now? Search deeply for an answer.

Emile Coue used a powerful affirmation with outstanding results. He told his patients to repeat frequently “Every day in every way I am better.” Do the same and enjoy the positive changes.

Get enough Sleep. Determine how much sleep you require for optimum performance. Sleep deprivation aggravates the body’s responses to stress. Consider setting an alarm clock to remind yourself that it is time to go to bed.

Aim to Achieve your Dreams. Plan ahead to meet your most cherished goals in life.

Great motivators emphasize the importance of writing down your important goals.

Break big projects down into a series of small steps that you can work on every day. Want to change jobs? Make one phone call contact today. Is writing a book your dream? Commit to writing one page a day.

Knowing that you are striving toward your dreams relieves frustrations that mount when you feel stuck in a rut of endless responsibilities that seem to lead nowhere.

How about making a firm commitment like this: Every day, I will take one step, be it small or large, towards achieving my goals in life.

By taking steps to gain stress relief, you can become a happier, healthier person, a more efficient worker and a better friend to others.

Keep a notebook as new ideas come to you through your reading and your own creativity. If you decide to make a note later, the chances are that you will forget.

If you focus on a problem, your subconscious mind, will bring up several ideas. Immediately make a note and if they are good, it could be that acorn that grows into a giant oak tree. Most great achievements in this world came from simple ideas.

From this blog post and the previous one, you will be aware that the most important key to gaining stress relief is your decision to take time for yourself, to simplify your life whenever possible and to define your goals.

Dr. Phil Hariram.

Stress and Illness.