Instant Stress Relief Tips & Techniques for Coping
With Stress at the Workplace or at Home
Stress can strike unannounced almost at any time. You might require urgent
stress relief during a wedding, during Christmas and even at the office. You
will require stress relief any time you are operating out of your comfort zone,
are under high pressure to perform well, and experiencing intense anxiety. This
builds up slowly and surely until you cannot operate without some kind of stress
reliever strategy.
Here you will find natural
stress relief techniques for instantly dealing with stress. The stress relief tips presented here are based on solid, tried and
scientifically tested information... There are no negative side effects .
What's important is that you can apply
them right away and see yourself shift from that stressful state to total
relaxation almost immediately.
Please note the stress relief
tips and techniques being presented here are for information purposes only and
are not intended to replace any medical advise. So Use them at your own risk.
Ways to Deal With Stress
For Instant Stress Relaxation
Dealing
With Stress - Here are
exercises, tips and techniques to instantly shift your moods and energies
from stress to calmness, from uptightness to relaxation, from negative to
positive:
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Take a really
long deep breath, as deep as you can go... keep on inhaling through your
nose until you can inhale no more; Hold this breath in to a count of ten
or until you can hold it no more, then exhale slowly through your mouth.
Repeat ten to fifteen times.
This is a very good stress relief exercise and can be done right at your
desktop in the office - it is a very effective way to deal with stress
at work; it can also be done discreetly several times during
the Christmas / holiday period when all your relatives/ in laws are getting on
your nerves and you need instant stress relief. It can even be done
during weddings / other social events or when ever stress relief is
required.
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After every half hour
of sitting down at your desk and working, look away, massage the point
between your eyes with your forefinger and thumb for a few seconds, then
get up and stretch before getting back to your work.
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During your lunch
break at work, don't just sit through it... go out in the fresh
air, take a short walk or at least do the breathing exercise described
in No. 1 above.
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Before you enter your
workplace every day, or before that important meeting, project feelings
of peace and love to all your surroundings, co-workers and boss. Imagine
yourself enjoying a cordial friendly relationship with everyone at work.
Imagine your workplace immersed in peace, love and happiness. You can
also apply this technique to your home and family.
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While dealing with
negative or manipulative bosses or difficult mother-in-laws or other
difficult people, start projecting feelings of peace and love towards
them, imagine them calming down and listening or sympathizing with you.
another way is to reframe and focus on the positive qualities of that
person i.e. always assign positive intentions and meanings to whatever
that person is saying or doing instead of stressing yourself out.
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Drink a glass
of water... enjoying the process.... Swirl it in your mouth for five or more
seconds, take it in little sips instead of all at once and try to really enjoy
the process.
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Move... do some
action, run, jump, or just go take a walk for 15-30 minutes.
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Take a few
minutes 15-30 minutes of quite time, where you shut your eyes and
stretch out, letting yourself relax.
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Change your
position... if you are sitting, lie down, if you are standing, sit etc.
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Change of
scene... move from a place full of tension, to a more beautiful, restful, peaceful place... such as a park, a beach, near a waterfall.
Close your eyes and focus on the sound of water, or just look at the
scenery around you- Focus on the green grass, the trees and flowers
around you. Take off your shoes and walk on the grass, or wade in the
water at the beach.
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Let your mind
go blank for a few seconds, or even a few minutes... say five minutes
while taking a long deep breath at the same time.
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Smile... and
even try to think of something funny and laugh... the heartier the better.
Humor is excellent for stress relief.
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Hum or Sing a silly
little tune or poem for stress relief... even a nursery rhyme will do...
"row, row, row your
boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a
dream".
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Visualize
yourself stress free - While humming to yourself as described in No. 9
above,
Imagine that you are
actually in a boat, on a stream or river, you can see the mountains
around you, as you lift the paddles to row the boat, the air is cool and
fresh. You can feel it cooling your face as you row peacefully along,
listening to the rhythm of the waves and the lapping of the water
against the boat. You don't have a care in the world and are feeling
completely happy and relaxed. -- This stress relief technique can also
be used before any important meeting or presentation at work ...
visualize yourself doing a great presentation and imagine everyone
appreciating and responding to you positively.
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As soon as you catch
yourself thinking thoughts of doom and gloom, simply shake your head,
smile and start thinking of something happy or funny ... replace those
negative thoughts with positive thoughts or start focusing on something
positive.
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With your mouth
closed, start swiveling your tongue around in your mouth, move it up and
down and try to touch the back of your front teeth with the tip of your
tongue and hold it there for a while.
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Jump up, shake
your right fist in the air and shout "I can do it!"
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Lift your head
and look up and towards the right for a few seconds.
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Stretch your
arms and legs... stretch your body.
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Make a decision to
remain calm, relaxed and peaceful come what may, and Simply refuse to
allow stressful feelings to take hold of your mind. Reject those
thoughts almost as soon as they knock on your door. This is not
impossible to do but it comes with a little practice... to start ,
simply begin by focusing on the positive and make a decision to
remain happy at all times.
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Go do some
repetitive mundane activity... such as washing dishes, vacuuming your
house etc.
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Go clean your
closet, and clear out some of the clutter there... Give out some of your
unwanted/unused stuff.
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Go make a
little donation to a charity or cause of your interest. Or go deliver a
supply of food to your local food bank etc. If you can help someone you
know personally, in some way however small, it makes you feel even
better.
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Go take a long
relaxing shower, and while in the shower, hold up your face, keep your
eyes open and allow the gentle jets of water to run through and
over your eyes and face for at least a full minute .
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Use NLP or neuro
linguistic programming as a instant stress relief strategy -- Get into a
deeply relaxed state, then think of a happy care free time in your life
, recreate those feelings in your mind and while you are at the peak of
those feelings, press the forefinger and thumb of your right hand
together -- Repeat this two or three times until you subconsciously
start associating the action of pressing the forefinger and thumb of
your right hand with feelings of being carefree, happy and relaxed....
Then whenever you find yourself immersed in a stressful situation, you
just need to press the forefinger and thumb of your right hand to
instantly reclaim your peaceful happy state. This strategy will require
some practice on your part before you can use it successfully.
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Have you tried a foot
massage for coping with stress? It works wonderfully especially if you
are able to get a proper reflexology massage -- getting one once a
week will be enough to take you through the whole week successfully.
Even if you are not able to do a proper reflexology massage, Here's what
you can do: At the end of your day, use any light cream or moisturizer
to massage both your feet - rubbing strongly in the arch of your feet,
between the toes, on the tip of the toes, around the heel etc. next pour
some warm water in a little tub and soak your feet in it for 15-20
minutes while you sit back and relax with your eyes closed and some
relaxing music playing in the background. Even if you can do this just
once a week, it will be good for you.
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Develop a strong
belief or faith in the idea that 'Whatever happens, happens for the
best' or that a higher power or God 'always does the best for you'...
this will help you cope and remain calm and stress free in situations
which are apparently beyond your control by placing your faith in the
goodness of higher power or God. This way you simply do the best you can
in any situation and then leave the rest to God, because you know that
God always works in your best interest... hence you do not stress
yourself out.
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Stop worrying or
thinking about what happened in the past or stop fantasizing about what
could possibly go wrong in the future. Remain in the present moment, do
what needs to be done now and remain calm and peaceful.
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Stop being a
perfectionist - simply do the best you can right where you are and with
what you have - don't wait for this or that to happen or for 'your ship
to arrive' before you do something: Start being happy right now, start
being active right now, take up that hobby right now, start what you
dream of doing right now.
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For more advice about stress relief and management, also read the
article :
How to Cope With Stress -
Stress Relief and Management. and
How to Cope With Anxiety.
The coping with stress
skill and mechanism described above are essential in dealing with the
challenges of everyday living whether you are experiencing stress at
work, a teenager stressed out due to excessive peer pressure or bullying
at school, a mom dealing with a stressful day at home with kids and
family... Or you are just stressed out due to the harrowing changing
world news... these strategies and techniques work without fail in every
situation providing instant stress relief. Use them.
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