Whats the best way to deal with stress?

Question

I get stressed out a lot and really easily about stupid stuff.

Does anyone know how to help me get rid of it when I do?

Answer 1

Had a counsiling with a psychiatrist

Answer 2

Start fixing your surrounding... where you live?? does your mom annoys you? p**s you off??? Where you work?? does your boss keep pushing his/her luck all the time???

When you're surroundings is a little bit more quiet, you then have that space around yourself, it also probably make you feel comfortable and lessens the loads of your mind.

When you get stress out about stupid stuff, its not actually stupid, its how your brain tell you to resist that issue and react to it like > "We need to complain"!!. So the moment you watch this thought before it even happens and even right now or later, you will start thinking and analysing everything as from what your mind told you so. If you can realise and go above your brain, you can flick those stress out of yourself easily and move on with life peacfully.

If you still dont get what im talking about, well my point is this.

*Do Not React  *Watch your thought  *Do not Resist  *Acceptance

Answer 3

yoga

Answer 4

If you are religes you should pray

Answer 5

the kagillion dollar question! well, having a glass of wine can help. breathing, talking it out with yahoo or a close friend/therapist,

go running/jogging, get some cozy jammies on, rent a movie and order a pizza or take out, listen to music, paint a picture. if you cant get to these things, than walk away from the stressful situation a d take a minute to breathe and rethink.

Answer 6

exercise and prayer/self control

Answer 7

A selection of treatments follows, because circumstances, and individual preferences vary. See stress treatments, at ezy build, below in section 42. A certain level of stress is unavoidable, in modern society, so it is a good idea to develop effective coping methods. For others, or yourself: A massage (at least neck and shoulders) with jasmine, lavender, juniper, and/or bergamot, or German chamomile essential oils added to the massage oil, and to a warm bath, preferably beforehand, to help make any tension knots and muscles more pliant (they may only want, say, a juniper and/or bergamot and/or sandalwood mix: check first). I am aware of advice that strong heat, applied to essential oils can damage them, and so I would not use a diffuser. See if they will do long, stretching yoga exercises, or t'ai chi with you (see section 2, at ezy build, below).      

Practise daily, one of the relaxation techniques on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i; whichever works best for you, but the mindfulness breathing for 15 - 20 mns is ideal, although the progressive muscle relaxation can be learned quickly, and takes only several minutes, if pressed for time. Employ the EFT version for use in public, for which you can reasonably claim that you have a headache, as you massage/tap your temples, but it may be advisable to restrict yourself to subvocalising (saying it to yourself, in your mind, not aloud). Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o refer. "Even though I sometimes suffer from stress, I deeply and completely accept myself".  

(The following is a variant of EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing  therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, insomnia, and anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective. It is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, but give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case.).              

                    Prior to using either of the methods in the above paragraph, first sit comfortably, and take a deep breath. Then, without moving your head, move your eyes from the left, to the right, and back again, taking around a second to do so (say: "a thousand and one": this takes approximately a second). Repeat this procedure (without the words, although you can count, subvocally, if you like) 20 times. Then close your eyes and relax. Become aware of any tension or discomfort you feel.                        

                 Then open your eyes, and take another deep breath, and repeat step one, closing your eyes, and relaxing afterwards, in the same manner. Then, repeat the procedure one last time. Some people may find that this is all they need do.   With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention.              

                    I have found that the 2 - 3 minutes spent using the EMDR markedly reduces distractions to the relaxation process, and is repaid many times over. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention.

     You can also multitask, using the gazing technique, as you walk/jog or exercise, by focusing on a distant object, or just focus awareness on how each step feels, noting any thoughts which flash across your mind, without pursuing any particular train of thought, just gently redirect your focus to the task at hand.              

                    For some people, it helps to visualise of a quiet, relaxing scene, (Imagine, as vividly as you can, that you are on a tropical beach, reclining comfortably; you luxuriate, as the the sun warms you, and a gentle breeze caresses your skin lightly, inhaling the tangy, sea scented, salt laden spray from the sparkling, translucent, aqua waves, crashing on the white, coral beach sand, and feeling the hot sand slip through your fingers in one hand, sipping your favorite drink with the other; all the while, the seagulls call, swoop and cavort playfully overhead in a cloudless, azure sky: you feel just like one of them, free to soar and cartwheel, or just glide in the moist, heavy air, and that this moment will last forever ... ).      

  Some people may find it helps when they listen to: http://www.amazon.com/Sounds-Of-The-Ocea...  Other suggestions: http://www.secretsofmeditation.com/demo....  

     and the audio, as well as the printed version, at:   http://www.lessons4living.com/relaxation...   and http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Rain-Sound...  or the mountain river sounds. Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements, or a teaspoonful of the oil (I spread mine on toast, and mask its strong taste with fishpaste, and pepper), in the winter months only. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve. Eat healthily, in accordance with your "nutritional type" as determined at http://www.mercola.com/ SEARCHBAR.  

    Ginseng (Panax Ginseng (Chinese/Korean/Japanese), panax quinquefolius (American) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian)). It is also known as man root, life root and heal all. Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) Lady's slipper is one of the most widely applicable nerviness available. It can be used in all stress reactions, emotional tension and anxiety states.    Try having a cup of "Tension Tamer", herbal tea, by Celestial Seasonings, (from supermarket tea, or health food aisles) or make some at home, and cool, then bottle, and drink as needed (I find it so strong tasting, that I need to drink it quickly, followed by something like fruit juice, to take away the taste, but others may find it more tolerable). C(h)amomile tea is a more palatable option. As with all herbal/green teas, use lemon/lime, and/or a little sweetener (NOT ARTIFICIAL!!!) but no cream, or milk.  

     Xylitol, or Stevia is preferable, (health food stores) or fruit sugar (fructose, such as "Fruisana", from supermarket sugar aisles) or even a little honey, because these will reduce "sugar spikes", which later deplete you of energy. Minimise/eliminate consumption of highly processed foods, particularly grain products, such as white bread, donuts, cake, cookies/biscuits, or anything with sugar. Opt for more wholefoods, non-starchy vegetables, and fruit.              

Light to moderate daily exercise helps fight stress. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris

Answer 8

yoga, warm bath with bubbles = ) i love riding my bike by myself, go for a walk, count to ten, pamper yourself, read a book

Answer 9

Do what you do but take more time to do and do it thouroughly.

So basically you slow things down you break things into segments.

You can break things into segments. Say section 0. I have to clean 0 first then work on 1. Make things fun. Pretend you are an agent.

You could play the clown. Buy some accessory to make someone laugh. For example a necklace of lollies that you can eat one at a time. When something stresses you out you turn, eat one. Your teeth might suffer a bit but your mental health will get better.

You could do yourself up a tshirt. Something on the back to grab people's attention like ==> FRONT: I'm listening and then you listen and when you walk away the back of the t-shirt says. BACK ==> The picture is something funny maybe a pic of you having a drink and relaxing by the pool. ::--))

Answer 10

I see a psychiatrist for this problem. I've tried many things she has suggested and it helps a bit, but doesn't completely get rid of my stress/anxiety, even with medicine.

Somethings that bring some relief to me are:

- Releasing all my feelings and thoughts in a journal

- Relaxing my mind and let myself become neutral, just accept things the way they are.

-Walking

-Sitting in a dark room for 10 minutes to just release myself

- Hobbies

Feel Better!

Answer 11

I listen to music. the music you like really depends on the mood you are in. Try listening to Gogol Bordello, Devotchka, The winter Sounds. Spend a lot of time on www.lastfm.com to find similar bands that you like. I don't get stressed at all! it's awesome

Answer 12

What I find really helpful to have a relaxed stress and anxiety free day is to drink a good quantity of alcohol. Have a few good swigs in the morning, take a hip flask with you when you go out, or go to work, and then get stuck into the booze in the late afternoon. It really gives you a good nights sleep and when you wake up feeling a bit fuzzy the next morning a few good swigs will set you up for another good stress free day. I’m having a ball and doing really well with my studies at Uni and part time work.

Answer 13

Some of these tips may help:

http://www.rd.com/37-stress-management-t...

Answer 14

Go and take a five minute brake to your self. Try to take deep breaths to calm your self down. Some times talking to some one els helps too.