These stress management and relaxation techniques can provide practically instant calm.
Nothing is more stressful than being unprepared.
Knowing you’ve got everything covered means you’ll be less likely to fret about work in the evenings.
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This sets a positive tone for the day, which can help you get more accomplished.
(you’ve got the option to eventurn your nightly beauty routine into a stress-relieving practice.)
Arm yourself with healthy snacks.
Instead, keep three or four healthy snacks on hand that you know you’ll probably want e.g.
Repeat a mantra or an activity.
Doing almost any routine, repetitive activity (e.g.
(This stress reliever sound up your alley?
Then you’re going to want to check outthese mantras for anxiety, too.)
Turn on some tunes.
Use the ATM once.
Limiting your cash withdrawals to once a week is a quick, easy way to monitor your spending habits.
Multiple trips to the ATM make it harder to track your money.
(Money and work tied for first place as the leading sources of stress, according to theAPA.)
And taking action is sure to be a supercharged stress reliever and leave you feeling so much better.
Even better, nearly 80 percent of the subjects showed improvements such as feeling less tense and depressed.
Put away your phone.
Can’t kick that Instagram habit?
Recall a past success.
Do yoga in your pajamas.
Wondering “how to relieve stress before bed?”
A simple spinal twist can help you get a better night’s sleep.
It alleviates tension that’s built up in your lower back throughout the day.
Sit up straight and inhale for four to eight counts, lengthening your spine as you breathe.
On your exhale, begin to twist toward your right hand (don’t strain your neck).
Repeat yoga asanas on the opposite side.
(Thesestress-reducing yoga poses also help calm anxiety.)
Focus on your senses.
This can make a huge difference in your emotional and physical well-being when done daily.
Write about your worries.
Overwhelmed in the middle of the day?
(See more:All the Ways a Worry Journal Could Make Your Life Better)
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Working out is one of the most effective stress relievers.
Can’t hit the gym or class?
Make time for a massage.
Having your body pressed and prodded can work wonders on your muscles, yes, but also your mind.
People who handle stress well tend to employ what stress experts call an “optimistic explanatory style.”
They don’t beat themselves up when things don’t work out in their favor.
Or they’ll transfer blame to an external source.
Replace the word “expect” with “hope.”
Expectations can only be used for those things over which you have the greatest personal control.
you could expect to quench your thirst with a drink of water.
You cannot expect to get the job you just interviewed for.
you could hope to get it.
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Don’t be so serious.
There’s nothing like anxiety to annihilate your sense of humor.
Can’t seem to chuckle?
When you’re having a hell of a day good or bad checking out for 10-15 minutes is revitalizing.
Do whatever it is that relaxes you: Meditate, read a novel, or simply sip tea.
It’s crucial to take just a few minutes every day to de-stress.
It’s not how much time you allot, but being consistent that’s important.
(Need even more proof that pressing pause can be a stress reliever?
Here’swhy it’s important to schedule downtime for your brain, according to experts.)
Find the positive no matter how small.
Take the stress in and release it.
Literally embrace whatever it is you’re going through and then let it go.
Doing this allows you to take the good with the bad.
(Just take it fromNaomi Campbell who’s said she loves tai chifor its mental effects.)
Then reverse your hands and push them out, releasing your tension.
When you’re able to control stress, it can no longer control you.
