“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – the Buddha Each year millions of Americans go to their doctors for stress and anxiety relief. As a result doctors around the country regularly prescribe medications such as Prozac and Zoloft to these patients. In some states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors prescribe smoking [...]
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – the Buddha
Each year millions of Americans go to their doctors for stress and anxiety relief. As a result doctors around the country regularly prescribe medications such as Prozac and Zoloft to these patients. In some states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors prescribe smoking pot as a method of counteracting everyday stress. Medical marijuana enthusiasts tout using pot because it is a “natural” drug and therefore “better” for you than pharmaceuticals. Although I don’t have any quarrel with medical marijuana, I’m not so sure about that. Although these medications can mask the symptoms you experience, they do little to relieve the causes of the stress and anxiety you experience regularly.
The simple facts are that stress and anxiety will always be part of your life. Using drugs to numb your mind from reality in order to live in society seems to me to be more of an escape than anything else. So what can you do? Recent studies have shown that yoga and meditation just might do the trick.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Stefan Hofmann, a psychology professor at Boston University, reviewed 39 studies on the practice of yoga and meditation. He concluded that this type of therapy both relieved stress and anxiety while improving mood. Although it doesn’t work for everyone – and what does – MRI scans of patients’ brains actually showed shifts in their mental activity.
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I used to run about 5 miles a day, 5 or 6 days a week. I ran because it helped my cardio vascular system, but even more I ran because of the way it made me feel. I’ve actually heard it said that runners rarely see therapists. That’s because the “runner’s high” is real – [...]
I used to run about 5 miles a day, 5 or 6 days a week. I ran because it helped my cardio vascular system, but even more I ran because of the way it made me feel. I’ve actually heard it said that runners rarely see therapists. That’s because the “runner’s high” is real – and it’s extremely healthy. The good thing is that, if you have never experienced this, you don’t have to be a runner to get a stress-busting endorphin boost.
When you are in the place where endorphins are really kicking in, you are in what athletes call “the zone’. I can tell you from personal experience that there’s no question that once you’re “in the zone,” you feel more powerful, more energetic and more positive than you ever knew was possible.
The question is how do you find your endorphin zone? Most people get into the zone as they engage in a physical activity that gives them a sense of mastery over their body. This can be as you run, walk, dance do aerobics, martial arts, yoga or anything else. It’s when your body is doing what you direct it to do – causing you to feel good.
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Most people don’t like to move. In fact, if you’re like most people you probably think that moving and stress go hand in hand. Moving can be a big ordeal, but you can take steps to relieve your moving stress and anxiety and ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. With some good planning [...]
Most people don’t like to move. In fact, if you’re like most people you probably think that moving and stress go hand in hand. Moving can be a big ordeal, but you can take steps to relieve your moving stress and anxiety and ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. With some good planning and backup solutions, you can ease your way into your move.
Even if you’re planning a big move with a large family, you can make it work just as long as you focus on the positive and refuse to dwell on the setbacks along the way. Try these strategies to relieve your moving stress and anxiety:
1. Start your move early and give yourself enough planning time. Sit down and plan out your move well in advance. A gradual change is better than waiting until the last minute. This eases the pressure of having a time crunch and provides you with a buffer in case things don’t go according to plan. Instead of stressing out, you can use the extra time to come up with a Plan B.
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I don’t know about you but it seems as I grow older my life has grown busier. In the past I found that as my life got busier I began feeling overwhelmed by stress and its accompanying anxiety. I’m sure that you understand that having anxiety and stress in your life is as normal as [...]
I don’t know about you but it seems as I grow older my life has grown busier. In the past I found that as my life got busier I began feeling overwhelmed by stress and its accompanying anxiety.
I’m sure that you understand that having anxiety and stress in your life is as normal as the sun rising in the morning, but when you don’t deal with it properly it can lead to severe physical complications and even mental disorders. Stress can come from your work or your personal life. When you’re stressed out for too long it can lead to nervousness, anxiety, irritability and even depression. These problems can lead to high blood pressure, digestive issues and lower immunity to disease. The long term affects of anxiety and stress also include insomnia.
Because stress is such a big issue in many people’s lives, especially now, I’d like to give you 10 quick anxiety and stress relief tips that I’ve found are excellent for dealing with stress . Hopefully you can use them to help lower the stress in your life too.
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