How to Stay Relaxed
Hello Beauties and Handsome
people we have decided to talk on an important issue which is; How to
Stay Relaxed. We like to define a relax man or woman as a beautiful and
confident person who attract positive ideas and welcome new challenges.
Knowing
how to relax is vital for ensuring your health and well-being, as well as
restoring the passion and joy in your life. Allowing stress to affect you can
lead to depression, illness, weight gain and a general sense of malcontent.
Follow
along after the jump to learn how to get your anxiety under control and relax.
A. Accepting Stress
Recognize stress. Obviously,
some stress is good for us — it adds interest, excitement and motivation
to life, in the right balance. It is when the level of stress in your life
causes you to put up with things that are harming or distressing you constantly
that you risk sliding into being too stressed. You could be too stressed if:
· All
you do and think about is work, non-stop. It might be your own business, a
career, a salaried position, a stay-at-home mom or -dad position, or anything
else that is soaking up your time and life one hundred percent, and this
over-concentration is leaving you passionless, disappointed, unhappy, and
unfulfilled.
· Accept
that sleep is a very important part of life, Sleep restores and
refreshes your body in myriad ways that cannot happen when you're awake. Block
out times in your day to relax.
B. Relaxing
Your Body
Practice breathing techniques. Slow
down your breathing and actively concentrate on it. This is always the easiest
way to self-calm, provided you remember to resort to it.
· Do
belly breathing: where you put your hands on you stomach and when you breath
in: you try to push away your hands, and when you breath out you make your
hands go towards you
· Breathe
in through your nose and out through your mouth.
· Inhale
deeply as you count to five, hold your breath for five seconds, then exhale
slowly, counting to five. Do this ten times to relax your muscles and nerves.
As you breathe out, visualize the stress and tension leaving your body through
your breath.
Make healthy dietary choices. Eating
well can help your body feel balanced and healthy, making you less susceptible
to spikes in blood sugar and feelings of anxiety. Try to practice moderation in
these areas:
- Avoid the excessive pastries or sodas. Carbohydrates, such as
pasta, convert easily to sugar. These can cause severe ups and downs in
your blood sugar and lead to agitation, upsetting your body's ability to
efficiently utilize energy.
- Avoid excessive caffeine. Too much caffeine can make you jumpy and
irritable. Try not to drink caffeine after 1 or 2 in the afternoon, and
keep your morning intake moderate and steady across every day
- Get a cup of water. Drinking a cup of water at once brings a fresh
energy to your body and give a chance to your brain to take a small break
in thinking, thus allows you to find a new view on current stressful
situation.
- Eat fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains that are free of
refined sugar, such as apples, grapes, carrots, broccoli, brown rice or
whole grain breads.
- Eat plenty of low-calorie protein, such as chicken, fish, whole
grains, legumes, dark leafy vegetables or low-fat dairy.
- Take a multivitamin Some vitamins relive stress. Vitamin B and
Vitamin D are especially good for relaxation.
Exercise every day. This
is the best-known, scientifically-proven way to significantly reduce stress.
You'll be amazed at how much easier it is to overcome stress if you exercise
regularly.
Try Massage. Go
to your local spa for a great massage. Undoing the body knots is a good pathway
to undoing the mind knots.
C. Relaxing
Your Mind
Positive thinking isn't about wishful or
dreamer thinking; it's about making the most of the situations that you find
yourself in and avoiding any tendency to add negative overlays.
· Use visualization techniques.
While you might not feel calm and relaxed, Picture beaches, lying down resting,
going for a hike, etc., to help you stay relaxed.
use affirmations to change your outlook on life
and stop yourself from always jumping to negative conclusions. Use
positive, believable, and caring words about yourself.
Think logically, and restrain your
emotions. If you learn to think more sequentially and
logically when you're stressed, you might find that solutions become more
apparent. Change your ways. If the problem is something you're doing, then
change the way you act or react.
D. Find a quiet place when you
are feeling overwhelmed and pamper yourself.
·
Draw a warm bath.
·Lie on your bed or sofa. Play some soft music or
nature CDs. Relax listening to ocean waves, waterfalls or birds.
· Imagine
a personal paradise.
·
Stop feeling guilty. Guilt is a potent source of
stress. Get rid of the source of guilt by behaving yourself; stop engaging in
behaviors that make you feel guilty. Seek professional help, if necessary, but
don't allow destructive behavior to escalate and sabotage your life and health.
Learn to prioritize. Make
a list of tasks for the day. Organize the list by importance, and be
proactive and take care of things before they become a big problem.
Practice meditation. Remove
all thoughts and emotions from your mind by concentrating on your breathing.
Meditation takes you into focusing on your whole being as a form of relaxation,
rather than just focusing on one area of your body as any other relaxation
technique tends to do.
Smile and laugh. is
the best medicine. Rent, buy or see a hilarious movie. This is guaranteed to
help. Smiling and laughing releases endorphins, which fights stress, helps to
relax and reminds you that life is more than just work. Even if it feels
strange at first, make it a point to smile more often.
Spend time with people who radiate warmth
and with whom you can truly connect. Contact with positive-thinking and
joyous people broadens your capacities enormously and helps you to feel more
relaxed and happy
Give Hugs. Go
on the positive offensive and reach through to people who seem down and
negative. Caring touch reduces stress and promotes relaxation. Say hello and
goodbye to your friends and family members with a hug, and don't be afraid to
comfort someone with a hug, or ask for a hug when you're feeling overwhelmed.
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