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This weeks feature
| Simple stress busters for those in a hurry:
• Visualise yourself in a tranquil place
• Control your breathing
• Repeat a helpful word, phrase or quote
• Get away from the noise
• Use your imagination
• Use some essential oils
• Laugh |
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For those with more time:
• Exercise
• Meditate
• Take a nap
• Get a massage
• Practise yoga
• Listen to soothing music
• Use guided imagery tapes
• Take an aromatherapy bath
• Go for a walk |
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| Stress: the good news
In some situations, stress can be a positive, stimulating life-force, helping you cope with the hazards of life.
An appropriate stress response releases norepinephrine, which is needed to create new memories. |
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Successfully dealing with stress improves your mood and problems begin to feel more like challenges. This encourages creative thinking that stimulates the brain. In addition, when you manage to overcome a problem that has caused anxiety, you often feel an incredible sense of achievement and satisfaction.
Some kinds of acute stress are beneficial. For example, researchers at Ohio State University found that stress from engaging in a memory task activated the immune system, whereas the stress from passively watching a violent video weakened the immunity. Their results suggest that deadlines and challenges, even if annoying for a short time, could help strengthen the body’s defences.
Stress management is the key, not stress elimination. |
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