As well as keeping a stress relief journal if you’re wanting to pinpoint particular areas of tension in your life, keeping a ‘what’s happening/where am I at’ kind of journal can also be a great tool in your arsenal of stress management solutions. I am not sure if it is because of the repititive tap-tap of typing is somehow calming or it is the need to get whatever it is that is bugging you out of your own head so that you can get some perspective on it or it is that feeling of being heard but keeping your own journal can be also those things. It can be a way to self-acknowledge all the good things that have happened to you, a place to be grateful without sounding like Pollyanna, and a safe place to splurge any excess emotions that are threatening to leap out of you onto the next unsuspecting person you come into contact with.
September 26, 2008
Know if You are Stressed: Keep a Journal Author: Editor
September 20, 2008
I am Still Not Worried! Author: Editor
Last week I was kidding myself that a problem at my son’s school wasn’t worrying me. Sure it was a concern but I was not really stressed about it. We have regular crises at school and this was just another to add to the pile.
Well, so I thought. I realised that the situation was eating at me when I launched into yet another argument, entirely in my head I might add, with the Principal after I’d finished the heated discussion with my son’s teacher. I’d counter their arguments and they had come back at me and I’d have to think of other angles to take and on and on it went, all as I state in my own mind.
September 19, 2008
Worrying? I am not worried. No really, I’m not. Author: Editor
How often do you tell yourself you’re not worried about something? You are aware of it sure, but worried? No way. Really, why would you worry? It doesn’t help, doesn’t change anything, just gets you all worked up about what may happen.
September 13, 2008
Don’t Less Stress Overwhelm You Author: Editor
Often times when we’ve too much stress in our lives, we want to just give up. And sometimes it seems easier to do this. However, when this happens our innate fight-or-flight response seems to just fizzle out and we become caught up in a maze where one unfortunate event follows another.
But you can take back control. Do this by tackling one area at a time rather than feeling you’ve to solve everything all at once. Start by isolating only one particular stressor in your life and then work on it until you regain control. The important thing here is to work at it and believe that it is solvable because faith can be a powerful enabler.
September 10, 2008
A Healthy Body is Great Protection Against Stress Author: Editor
The very ideal thing that you can do for yourself is to eat, drink and rest – to your health!
Stress is easily brought on by neglecting your body and not eating or drinking properly. When you don’t get the number of hours of sleep that you need each night - and the ‘right’ amount varies for each person - you maybe setting yourself up for additional stress.
It is wise to limit the amount of salt, sugar, caffeine and alcohol in your diet. Drink plenty of clean, pure water everyday and do at least moderate exercise daily. This will breathe new life into your skin, hair and will nourish all of your vital organs.