5 Methods of Coping with Stress

It has been said that happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them. Stress is unavoidable in daily life, but we do have a choice of how we handle and react to stressors. Having a plan before life goes haywire can help us stay on course. Here are a few tips to help you keep your cool.

  1. Stay at cause rather than being at effect. You have no control over issues that arise, what you do have control over is how you react. No matter how chaotic of a situation you are in, take a deep breath and step back for 30 seconds’ minimum. There is no rule that says you have to jump the second someone else’s emergency demands it. Allow some of the initial adrenaline to subside before making any snap decisions or choices as to how to proceed.
  1. Take Time for Yourself. Many of us rush around in a blur. We take care of our spouses, our kids, our job requirements, and we put ourselves and our needs dead last. This leaves us feeling frazzled, exhausted and worn out. It can leave you with nothing left to give. Realize that you are the most important person in your life. Take the time to be nice to yourself.
  1. Deep breathing relaxes the body and the mind. Pause during your day, take 5-10 deep breaths. Breathe in for a count of 5. Hold the air in for a count of 5. Exhale for one more count of 5. Repeat 5 to 10 times. Repeat daily or as often as needed.
  1. Say No. People who are comfortable saying “No” to requests they really do not wish to do fall far higher on the happiness scale. We all like to help others, but when chronic people pleasing causes you to feel stressed out, it can affect your health both mentally and physically. Saying no to some requests is really saying yes to yourself.
  1. Pamper Yourself. Get a massage, take a hot bath, meditate, go for a walk, take a self-growth or improvement class, whatever makes you feel good, we highly suggest doing that at regular intervals. All of these activities raise your mood and lower your stress.
  1. Hug and or Kiss someone you care about. Hugging and kissing release oxytocin, the love hormone.

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Originally Published: http://monarchwellness.net/2017/01/5-methods-of-coping-with-stress/



If You See Something, Say something!

Compliment people when they deserve it………

It seems like these days most of the time only when something is wrong does it get vocalized… but what about when you think something good about someone? Do you readily tell them?

Getting genuine heart felt compliments can lift someone’s day. I have been surprised by reactions multiple times to saying something to someone and they look just perplexed. I ask “Surely you hear that often?” – The answer is almost always no… even if it’s something as generic as “you look very pretty today.” Which of course I cannot be the only one around thinking.

When you compliment someone honestly, it makes them feel good and in turn you feel good.

So what are you waiting for?

Lets take this crazy government campaign of  “If you see something, say something” and give it a whole new, better, healthier meaning.