Stress Relief

Stress is a psychological and physiological response to the events that upset our personal balance to certain extent. When you are facing a tough time in your life, physically as well as emotionally, the body's defenses kick into high gear in an automatic, rapid process called as “fight-or-flight” response. You can find stress relief by a number of ways.

We all face different obstacles, challenges and this creates pressure which becomes difficult to handle. Some of the signs of stress are when you feel tensed, when you're not sure of satisfying others needs, or when you feel overwhelmed.

 Stress keeps you on toes when you plan to appear for tests or presentations as well as crucial meetings.  Stress can be helpful to a certain extent. Stress can motivate us to a great extent to help us achieving our goals by undue motivation. You tend to experience emotional as well as physical stress when you are unable to cope with rapid alterations in life.

The indications of stress vary from person to person. Stress affects a person’s body, mind and behavior in different ways. If you are stressed out, this condition can sometimes cause constipation, dizziness, disorientation, short attention spans as well as high levels of irritability accompanied with fits of anger.

Effective stress relief results in enhancement of both mental and physical well-being. Exercise and practice of relaxation are some of the stress relief techniques. You can also practice controlled breathing exercises when you fell your stress levels are soaring high.

Stress relief methods that focus on Naturopathy can sometimes prove to be very helpful.  Various therapeutic methods of Naturopathy are found to reduce the effects of stress that includes depression, chronic lethargy, unfocused anxiety, hypertension,  neuro-hormonal balances and so on. Also, natural elements like aromas of plants, herbs and flowers, their colors can also help minimize stress drastically.

Relaxation techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, visualization, meditation, deep breathing, and yoga can truly give you instant stress relief. When practiced on daily basis, these activities will lead to effective stress relief.

Taking a relaxing and long bath is probably one of the best things you can do for stress relief. You can have candles, music and a glass of your favorite drink : hot chocolate, beer, wine, tea, coffee or even a champagne. This will increase your levels of calmness and the calmer you feel, the less likely you will be to get stressed out. This can be a luxurious way to find stress relief.

 - You can also find stress relief by indulging yourself into massage. You can always enjoy your massage with your partner with an ambiance that includes candles, soft music, dim lights, oils, towels. Lavender oil is particularly relaxing.

 - You can also have a massage from a professional masseur or masseuse. It is an excellent way to obtain stress relief but be warned, it is very addictive!!
 - You can also scoot off for some peace for a day or two by spending a weekend along with family and friends.
 - You can also find stress relief by penning down your thoughts in a book or a journal. When you face pressure or when it becomes difficult to cope up with certain situations, obtaining solutions for problems can be difficult. Also, distance from problem can bring clarity.

The above stress relief tips are very easy to implement and are also very effective in relieving stress, anxiety and depression to certain extent. Try few simple techniques and watch your mood elevate in no time at all.