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Stress Management - How to Manage Your Stress the Right Way

Stress management can help you to take control of your stress and eliminate it at the source.

First you have to realize your feelings of stress, then you can learn to manage them. The trick to managing stress is finding out the source. Sometimes there are so many things going on in life that any number of them could be contributing to your stressing out. I have found that thinking about the different aspects of your life and understanding your feelings about them can help narrow down the source. You will find that the task that makes you the most upset or the one that seems to be the most common is related to your source or it is your source.

Once you have find your main source of stress you can then begin to find a solution to it. For example: You have been having a bad week at work and you don't know why. You always feel rushed in the mornings and you are sometimes late to work. The source could be that you are too rushed in the mornings. The solution could be to set your alarm clock 30 minutes earlier. This would solve the problem for feeling rushed, solve the problem for arriving late and your days would no longer start off on the wrong foot.

Another way to manage stress could simply be through breathing exercises. By taking longer, deeper breaths you can calm yourself down which will in turn allow for clearer thinking. Once you feel better you can begin to tackle the source behind the stress and find a solution.

Take perspective of the situation. Look at yourself objectively. Sometimes we stress ourselves out about things we have no control over. For example: We get stressed out because we have organized an outdoor activity and the weather is not cooperating. You have no control over the weather so don't stress out about it. Making a plan and being prepared can help reduce the levels of stress we experience when we worry about things we cannot change. Realize that there is a possibility things may not go as planned and be prepared.

Stress is manageable, you just need to find the source. Break down the source and you will be on your way to successful stress management.

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What Causes Your Stress? Understanding Stress Management

Five Techniques for Stress Management

Shabbar Suterwala: Guide on How to Mange Stress

Stress Management is more than anger management and relaxation. It is self management. There are many different ways to manage stress. I have compiled the various stress management techniques that are simple and most effective to follow and practice. Please feel free to use as many as you can, keeping an open mind, so you can have a collection of techniques that are the most effective for you.

1. Feel Good about your Self

If you want to bring down your level of stress level in a matter of minutes, these techniques will help you. Use them as needed to feel better quickly; practice them regularly over time and gain even greater benefits.

Ø Deep Breathing from the Abdomen

Ø Meditation

Ø Having a dose of Laughter

Ø Progressive Muscular Relaxation

Ø Listening to light music

Ø Practicing Yoga

Ø Aerobic Exercises

Ø Creative Visualization

2. Take Care of Body

When we're stressed, we don't always take care of our bodies, which can lead to even more stress. Here are some important ways to take care of yourself and keep stress levels lower.

Ø Eat Healthy low fats – high protein meals

Ø Have six to eight hours of regular sleep

Ø Exercise regularly

Ø Develop a Hobby

Ø Have healthy Sex Life

3. Develop the Right Attitude

Attitude plays a great role in managing stress. Much of your experience of stress has a lot to do with your attitude and the way you perceive your life's events. Here are some resources to help you maintain a stress-relieving attitude.

Ø Let go your Ego

Ø Have a Optimistic approach to life

Ø Do not react under pressure

Ø Stop Worrying and Start Living

Ø Accept that everything cannot be perfect

Ø Find an opportunity in every problem

Ø Say good things to your self – affirmations

Ø Have a health sense of humour

4. Develop the Right Environment

Having ambiance and pleasant environment make stress management very easy. Your physical and emotional surroundings can impact your stress levels in subtle but significant ways. Here are several ways you can change your atmosphere and less your stress.

Ø Clutter free home, office and working desk

Ø Green and Clean surrounding

Ø Light instrumental music

ØMotivational Posters

5. Short Tips for Busy People

Busy People add a lot of stress to their already stressed life. People who may have more stressors in their lives is because they have more activity in their lives, and less time to devote to stress management. If you're a busy person, these resources can help you to manage stress efficiently in a short amount of time, and eliminate some of what's causing you stress in the first place.

Ø Time Management Tips

Ø Communication Skills

Ø Listening Skills

Ø Managing Priorities

Ø Enhancing Team Work

Ø Enhancing People Skill

Article written by

Shabbar Suterwala

Corporate Soft Skills Trainer, NLP Practitioner, Psychological Counsellor

About the Author

A Corporate Soft Skills Trainer, NLP Practitioner, Psychological Counsellor

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