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De-stress yourself so that you can have the most successful and relaxing experience possible this year. 2020 is an even number, so we believe it’s going to be a great one! Let’s do our best to ensure we’re calm getting through it. Luckily there are a few very effective ways to help you manage stress. It’s not easy learning how to manage stress, but it’s even more difficult to destress once it’s set in. life. Don’t allow your career and life responsibilities to take over your mind because you need that space for relaxation. A relaxed mind equals a successful one. We know how easy it is to tell yourself that you’ll destress when you’ve got the time…
Here’s the thing, you have to make time. If you can’t rely on weekends or holidays to destress more, can you wait for that post-workday drink? It’s not a healthy mentality and will catch up with you eventually. Real relaxation is something only you can create and must come from within or else you will burn out. Mild depression is not uncommon either when it comes to a stressed-out brain. It won’t get any better until you take stress management into your own hands to find tools to unlock your de-stress mechanisms.
In fact, stress interferes with employees in all kinds of industries but thankfully you don’t have to wait till you’re completely burned out to destress your life. But the only way to make this happen is to make relaxation part of your daily routine instead of waiting until you’ve reached overload. The secret to de-stress is to ensure that you’re relaxed in general so you’re not already stressed out when stressful times occur.

Destress This 2020

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We also know that learning to destress is on everybody’s mind because ‘how to get rid of stress” is the no. one ‘how-to’ search on Google’s search engine. Sit somewhere comfy and give this one a good read because it might serve you very well. Soothe your irritability, tension, stomach pain, nausea, headaches, anger, frustrations, and even your habits to withdraw this year.

Finding ways to destress should be at the top of your ‘to-do list. Of course, throughout life, there will always be times when we know it’s going to be stressful. Do you know the good old morning rush, race to work, traffic jams, drop kids at school, and a little bit of Murphy’s Law kind of story?

This is a predictable type of stress and it gives us some leverage to plan for it by implementing calming practices at specific times of every day to help us cope. When we know our stress levels are going to the peak we need to plan ahead for it. The trick is to keep these practices simple and easy to do otherwise you won’t do them. You don’t want the tasks that are meant to be relaxing you to stress you out even more.

Give These Simple Steps To De-stress A Try

To destress you need to make a conscious effort to sit down and plan out your life, goals, and aspirations properly on paper. You need a clear picture of your plan of action, otherwise, life gets lost and very confusing. This is what leads to major stress. It’s best to clearly define your goals, make some good friends, and always have a backup plan to feel more secure in your decisions.

1. Establish Peaceful Mornings

Sometimes we forget to destress from the get-go entirely. This is not a smart move because waking up can be an incredibly stressful experience. This is because your stress hormones like cortisol are at their highest in order for you to take on the challenges you’re going to encounter for the rest of the day.

Ideally, what this means is we should all use the early mornings as a time to feel more grounded and reconnect with ourselves. It’s also okay if you don’t have a lot of time to spare, even just a few minutes of deep breathing and some bed stretches can really help start your day off on a good note.

You will leave room to reconnect with yourself and in turn destress the body and mind. Take a few calming breaths in the morning so you can create a more centered start to your day.

WebMD recommends the following steps:

I Am Here (1 minute):Β Close your eyes and turn your attention to the breath as it moves in and out of your body. As you breathe in, think to yourself, ‘I am.’ As you exhale, think, ‘Here.’ Repeat this cycle a few times as you breathe: ‘I am … here. I am … here.’destress with meditation [longevity live]

Take note of how your body and mind respond to this simple statement.

You’re Not Done Yet

These steps to destress happen throughout the day and you need to keep doing them to create a habit.

The next important time of the day is mid-morning when you are generally well into your daily responsibilities. Whatever that might entail, you should still have quite a bit of fuel in the tank and might even still feel fresh and energetic, which can mask the signs of stress which are already in your built-up in your mind and body. That’s why it’s good to take a pause and just take a moment to relax and shake the stress away before it sets in later.

WebMD recommends taking a:

Breath Minute (1 minute): Try setting a one-minute timer to take calm breaths. Concentrate on really slowing down your exhalations, for one minute. Count how many breaths you take during that minute. Whatever number you count to is your breath number. Let’s say that my breath number is six. Whenever you feel stressed during the day, pause and take that number of slow, calming breaths. It will take about a minute to destress, and you won’t need a timer. Note if the mind starts to settle simply by returning to its breath.

2. When You’re Hungry, De-stress First

There’s no doubt that mealtimes help us destress. However, sometimes people can get a little carried away and use this as a time to indulge frequently to escape life’s endeavors. Unfortunately, this has a limited destress factor with longer-term stress. Having said that, lunchtime is a great way for us to rest and digest our nervous systems.

When it’s time to eat, it’s also a fantastic time to wind down the body and reduce stress hormones from your system. You must make eating as soothing and as nourishing as possible. It shouldn’t add stress to your life. However, if ignored it can be a problem, especially if you find yourself regularly shoving back food at your desk. Taking a lunch break is not a waste of time and will improve your work performance.

Try making adjustments to your lunchtime to ensure you’re using it to de-stress and check in with yourself. Your best bet is to sit down and eat at a table and perhaps even eat with others. Allowing yourself this time to recharge could be really beneficial to your health, life, and career. It’s also good to eat your food calmly and slowly.Β 

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Stay Present: WebMed suggests sitting down to eat and taking three slow, grounding breaths to destress. You need to observe each breath. After your first breath, you’ll begin to feel your feet on the floor and your weight pressing into your chair. This allows you to feel your physical presence on earth, but also mentally, and emotionally. Then after your second breath, you need to start taking in your surroundings, to notice the things that fill your life. Start paying close attention to the people and things around you whilst you’re eating. Then with your third breath, focus on the food in front of you, taking in its colors, textures, and aroma. Now you can eat since you took the time to destress first.Β 

3. The Afternoon Slump

It’s not at all uncommon to start feeling tired and fatigued by the afternoon. This is when energy levels sink. Your body is pretty tense and the brain starts to see this as additional stress. It really helps to take a few moments out of your afternoon to breathe, destress and let go of tension, especially mid- to late-afternoon. This is important because you are deliberately telling your body to let go of physical tension which ignites the calming part of your nervous system. Doing this allows you to destress your mind and emotions so that your evening and sleep are peaceful.destress by moving more outdoors [longevity live]

Muscle Relaxation (2 minutes): Psychologists suggest sitting in a quiet place with your eyes closed. Start by taking three calming breaths, exhaling for a count of five. Squeeze your hands into fists, hold for a moment, then completely let go of the tension in your hands. Take three more calming breaths. Now shrug your shoulders up toward your ears, creating tension, and then let your shoulders relax. End with three more slow breaths. Notice how you feel now. We hope you were able to destress afterward.

4. Early Evening and Dinner Time

We must take our nighttime routines seriously because the quality of sleep we get significantly affects our stress and anxiety levels. When you start getting ready for bed, it’s beneficial to let go of the tensions and stress you’ve experienced during the day. It’s good to choose a routine that will help calm the mind about 30 to 60 minutes before sleeping. It’s ideal to put aside all technology and try doing relaxing activities like reading, light stretching, or drinking a cup of Chamomile tea.

It might even help to try doing some relaxing yoga before dinner time just to unwind and destress the body before eating a healthy meal. It’s also a fantastic way to sneak into a bit of meditation and mind-body activity.

Alternate Nostril Breathing (1-5 minutes): Psychologists suggest sitting comfortably in a quiet space. Use your right thumb to gently close the right nostril, and inhale slowly through your left nostril. Pause a second, then close your left nostril with your right pinkie, release your thumb, and exhale gently through your right nostril. Pause, inhale through the right nostril,s and switch your thumb and pinkie again as you exhale through the left. Continue for one minute, and longer if you like. Notice any effects on your nervous system. Don’t worry if this is confusing at first, you will get it with practice and feel how the body is able to destress quickly.Β 

5. Time For Bed

This is the time of day where we should all be curling up into a comfy bed and getting some quality shut-eye in. The irony is that this time of day is when our minds are generally the most active. They tend to tick away about all the things you should or shouldn’t be doing things that went very wrong, or unresolved problems. All this does is trap you in a messy state of worry, panic, and anxiety. That’s why you need to destress before sleeping.

If you get into the mental habit of obsessing over problems at nighttime it can harm your body and create stress or anxiety that will disturb your sleep.Β  If you can, it’s better to focus on the things that did go right and what you’re grateful for. This is more positive and allows the brain to destress. Knowing that you’ve got lots of good things in your life means you can rest well. This is an important practice that will set the tone for a restful sleep and a happier morning.

Gratitude and Sleep (3 minutes): Place a pen and paper at your bedside so they’ll be there when you go to bed tonight. Just before you turn off the light to sleep, write down three things you’re grateful for about your day. Your gratitude list might include the people you love, daily experiences (like the food you eat), something you did well today. Anything that makes you feel good will destress your mind. Allow what you write to fill your mind as you turn off the light and go to sleep.

The Bottom Line

The key is to breathe, meditate and move. But the best way to destress is to do what makes you feel the best. Give these a go and see it as an experiment to help your body destress better. This will help your mind, body, and soul find better ways to connect to the things you care most about.

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Doing these Simple Things Every Day Can Help Manage Stress. WebMD Blogs. https://blogs.webmd.com/mental-health/20200102/doing-these-simple-things-every-day-can-manage-stress

5 Contractors Can Manage Stress in 2020. Thrive Global. https://thriveglobal.com/stories/5-ways-contractors-can-manage-stress-in-2020/

Ways to Lessen Stress in 2020. The American Institute of Stress. https://www.stress.org/ways-to-lessen-stress-in-2020

 

Skye Mallon

Skye Mallon

Skye is a Holistic Lifestyle Blogger, Entrepreneur and Movement Instructor. She loves changing people's lives and believes you should always strive to be your best! Her brand, Skyezee FashionFit pty (LTD) shares the latest in well-fashion, conscious living, and daily movement. She wants to help others achieve a happy balance by sustaining a conscious, longevous lifestyle. She shares content that helps others tap into the intricacies of our bodies, environments, feelings, and minds.

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