Managing Stress

One little piece of paper can have a remarkable effect. Stress is stressful. But if you understand a bit about what it is, you’ll be better able to deal with it. First, though, take a few deep breaths. In fact, do that anytime you feel stressed. It helps. Stress is a survival mechanism When danger appears, it can get you out of trouble quickly.

Your body jams up the gears and commits all its resources to getting you going. Your heart bucks along to raise blood pressure. Glucose is pumped to the muscles as a fuel injection, and you become completely focused on what psychologists call fight-or-flight. thing is, this emergency state is only supposed to last just long enough to get you out of harm’s way. But here in the 21st century, we worry about other stuff, and for a lot longer, your brain and body stay on red alert, and you’ll be less capable of thinking clearly learning or remembering things.

Take a few more deep breaths Because, as you now know, stress is a physical reaction, and deep breathing helps to counteract the effects So what else can you do? Okay, top tips to reduce stress. Firstly, get plenty of exercise Let out all that locked up energy Now back to the problem. Get in control Scope out the situation and how you’re going to tackle it Don’t stress alone.

Talk to somebody Be socialised and laugh; you Can’t laugh and quake with fear at the same time. Get down with nature on a grand or small scale and And if your mind won’t shut up worrying, get something else to do instead