Stress Management: Tips for Managing Stress

In this age and modern life, stress management technique has become most essential skill to everyone. Nowadays, people are living and working in dynamic environment. The environment has changed dramatically from those of the past. People are facing more difficulties and challenges in workplace, market, society, and home as well. The skill to identify the cause of problem and overcome the cause is one of the key to stress reduction.

Stress is an ordinary and physical response to the situation which is demanding more and more from you. Everybody experiences stress sooner or later in life and it can affect you skill and ability to cope with life. That’s why we need supportive people around us who can help in stressful situation as well as self care. Stress can be good too as it helps to know what we are afraid of and in what sector we are weak and help us to develop skill to deal with difficult situations. But, if a person faces stress continually without relief breaks that is going to affect both physical and mental health. A continuous stressful situation can increase blood pressure, suppress immunity power, raise the risk of stroke and heart attack, speed up the aging process, etc.

Stress Management Techniques:

I believe that the following are the stress management techniques or tips that you find helpful in your life.

1.       Avoid Caffeine, Alcohol and Nicotine: Taking alcohol and nicotine is not going to solve your problem. It is not ideal technique to solve problems. This is only going to make you forget about problem for some time. Instead of sitting idle drinking, you can think of a solution of a problem.

2.       Indulge in Physical Activity: More demanding situation increases the level of stress hormones (adrenaline) in your body. Therefore, try to do something physical work or exercise in order to balance the excess stress hormones which can help you to restore your body to normal. There is no need to do big things. You can just take a walk in fresh environment for a minute.

3.       Get More Sleep: Stress is also caused due to inadequate sleep. Even though, stress can take away our sleep as we keep thinking so many things which can’t be helped. Instead of taking medication for sleep, try to sleep naturally. You can avoid doing difficult works before going to bed. It is better to remove things that will remind you of bad memories. You can read books easy to understand to tire your eyes and sleep naturally.

4.       Try Relaxation Techniques: Relaxation techniques are one of the best stress management techniques. You can listen to music or watch a favorite movie or you can take a walk in a park or think of something positive such as love and peace.

5.       Talk to Someone: You can distract yourself from stressful situation by talking to someone. Be careful to whom you talk with. Talk to someone who understands your situation. Stressful situations affect your ability to judge things around you and can make the situation worst. So, it is best for you to talk to someone who is supportive.

6.       Take Control: Some people are intimidated or taken away by the problem and can’t think rationally. Don’t lose your calm and think of the causes of the problem and find the solution which is beneficial. Try to control your emotion and do things that are important instead of feeling bad for yourself.

7.       Manage your Time: Most of the people have the habit to do things in the last minute before deadline.  At that moment, people are confused with what things to do first and they are also afraid of not finishing works and some can’t finish their works which would lead only to stress and depression. Therefore, prepare your to do list in accordance to importance and take action.

8.       Learn to say No: One of the main causes of stress is not being able to say no. Most of the people can’t say no because they want to be liked by others. and, they accept to do those things that they don’t like which will only increase their level of stress.

9.       Rest if you are ill: You can ask somebody to do things for you if you can’t do it or ill. There is no need to force yourself to do things. That will make you feel more ill and you can’t do work properly due to illness and later you will regret and lead you toward stress.

Let me know in the comment section below if you believe that there are other stress management tips.