Stress

Relieving stress can come in many techniques. It can be a drug, an exercise, an herb, a ball, a game or even a food supplement. Every option has its own merits and demerits. One technique will work for one person while the same technique will confound another adding to the stress.

Some of the deciding factors of stress relief is to determine what kind of stress you are dealing with and how long a duration it has been. Is this something that has been there forever or is this a new, out-of-the-blue issue?

The kinds of stress come in three broad categories: physical, nutritional, and emotional. We are going to deal with emotional stress but be aware that physical and nutritional stress can affect the mind, and in turn, cause emotional stress.

Emotional stress is the stress we think about the most when we talk about stress. Stress and stress related disorders are on the rise. Though the number is rising there is no specific stress reliever which can work on all the effects of stress. This is the reason why different stress management programs come up with different kinds of stress reducers.

Some stress management programs are kind and minimal; they make you feel good while you are practicing the stress management technique but in reality they are time wasters when it comes to addressing a correction for the stress.

But if there was one stress reliever you could carry around with you and you could use it anytime you needed, what would it be? You already have it. It is sitting on top of your shoulders — your mind.

Your mind can cause more stress than you can imagine or can eliminate more stress than you thought possible. Inside your mind you hold the key to life-long stress management. How it is unlocked and used for your benefit is what a course in the ultimate natural stress management course is all about.

Think for a moment about a point of stress in your life. What kind of reaction do you have? Do you feel a pit in your stomach? Does your head get full of noise? Do you get an impending doom feeling?

The stress you are thinking about is creating an energy in your body. It is a literal energy pocket that is creating chaos inside you. If you could take this energy and re-organize it, your thinking about it would be completely different. It may not even cause a reaction in you at all.

Now, let’s do something about this stress. Take the image of this stress and hold it in your mind’s eye. Look at it and see it clearly. Bring the image into focus. Is that it? Is that the stress in your life?

Now as you hold that image in your mind, take your finger pads of both hands and place them on your forehead an inch above your eyes. These are your emotional centers and you’re going to reset them while holding that image in your mind.

You’re going to hold your finger pads on your emotional centers as you hold the image of your stress in your mind. Hold these two for 30 to 45 seconds completely focusing on your stress.

As you continue the image of your stress will fade and its intensity will drop significantly. You are literally resetting your emotional reaction to this particular stress. How amazing is that?

Whatever stress you have make an image and reset it. This is a technique you can do all the time and you will make incredible changes in your stress and your life.

Take this process and use it for good.

By laughing, studies have found endorphins are released in your body, along with other healthy hormones. In fact, if you really get going in laughter, you find that it also gives you a decent physical workout. After having a good laugh, you tend to develop a positive frame of mind that will help you bond better with those you shared a good laugh with.

Another form of funny stress relief is playing games. Everyone has laughed and played as children, and doing the same thing as adults can be a form of funny stress relief. There are many games you can play alone or with a partner so that you can enjoy yourself and get some relief from stress.

In today’s modern world, many have personal computers and internet connection. With this, it is possible for you to play games on the computer and get funny stress relief. There are many websites on the internet that offer various games which can be played not only to relieve stress, but also to give you the mental challenge you need. With puzzles and other intellectually challenging games, you tend to get diverted from the causes of your stress, and you can be free from your worries and everyday problems.

You can relive your childhood and play a game of Tetris or classic Monopoly, or just spend some time in front of the computer to get some funny stress relief. You will find yourself slipping into a totally different world that provides you some relief from your mental and physical stress.

Other forms of entertainment such as music and television are also great stress relievers. You can watch comedies or cartoons to get a good laugh and experience funny stress relief. There are also many types of music with funny lyrics that will make you laugh and forget about all your problems.

Funny stress relief is a great way to leave behind the  that you experience in your everyday life. It will help you achieve a positive attitude towards life, and change your perception about things around you.

Whenever you feel down or stressed out, try to find an activity that will enable you to laugh and feel joyous. If you can frequently spend an hour or two doing this kind of activity, you will find that your life will be much less stressful.

So there is minor stress and then there is the major stress of the serious accidents and life events. You can find different ways to relieve that stress. Some opt for what they consider quick stress relief by drinking alcohol or taking drugs. These might bring temporarily stress relief but as time passes both of these actions backfire on your body and on your life. You need to think more clearly especially when you are stressed and doing those actions of drinking or drugging, does not help you to think clearly. Others do the fear response of running or avoiding. Again these two types of stress relief are temporary and just like drugging and drinking, these actions often backfire on your life.

So where does the average human being go to relieve stress, and where do they go or what do they do to have that stress relieve without the power of the negative backfire on their bodies or spirits? The answer is simple. To have good stress relief, you just need to find something (legal and not habit forming) to make you smile, to put your spirits in a lighter mood. So what makes you happy on a small scale or large scale? Whatever you answered to that question -might be the answer to your stress relief question.

Does swimming make you happy? If that is so, then go swimming when stressed. Swim in a safe environment when you are stressed. Try a friend’s or a public indoor pool. Save the ocean swimming for when you are more relaxed. If music makes you smile, then listen to the music that puts your spirits in a happy space. Does cooking make you happy? Wow, what a wonderful stress-relief plan. You can be happy while you cook and happy again when you eat your kitchen masterpiece. Whatever it is that makes you smile, use that and do that when you are stressed out. All you need to do is smile for temporary stress relief.