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Busy Fish: Tips for Changing Your Day from Chaos to Calm
Syndicated columnist Dale Dauten recently wrote, “One of life’s great joys that we’ve lost is that of the empty day, a day given over to quiet, to reading and contemplation. Our planners and PDAs give the illusion of importance and of being in...
Music and Emotion
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If you've listened to more than a little music, you've most likely received an emotional reaction from some of it. You've probably noticed that whenever that...
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Like enough of the noise awready! Geesh, people…
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Stress Strategy: Flex Your Spiritual Muscles
In his book, Stress Without Distress, Dr. Selye suggests that a person’s interpretation of stress is not dependent solely on an external event, but also depends upon the perception of the event and the meaning he or she assigns it. So, how you...
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Top 5 Stress Relief Methods You Can Use
Some time ago it didn't seem such a big issue that the big boss yelled at his employees everyday. Workers from all categories, after receiving a powerful dose of stress at the workplace, used to come home and have a hard time dealing with their family life.
In time people found many ways to relief stress but the majority of them never discovered healthy ways to resolve their problems and because of that their families suffer.
Let's take the example of angry father who comes home and releases all his stress on his family members. Of course this inappropriate behaviour creates tension in the persons home life.
People have developed the idea that they don't have enough time for a stress relief program in healthy ways or ways that are easier for them. This is a very wrong way of thinking because it can lead to a drinking or smoking problem. The most important issue is that serious health consequences appear from these type of stress relief and the best thing is to avoid them.
What can be done?
1. Some people should try to find some activities before they enter their houses. An idea could be to drive around to relax or to stop for some shopping.
2. Another choice for some people could be finding more free time for their own pleasures before arriving home, like going to a gym, to a library to take a good book. Other stress relief activities could
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be painting, ceramics or knitting.
3. For some people it is impossible to find any spare time between getting off of work and getting home. So the advice for them is to try to find something relaxing in the car or when they get home. Music is a great stress relief method. It's helpful to have some CDs with your favorite music in your car. Also there is no problem if you don't start your homework the moment you
arrive home. Try to read a magazine or to play with your kids.
4. There are also old stress management methods like deep-breathing or other meditative moves.
5. If you really feel very stressed at work you should talk about this issue with others but you should always try to find persons who can listen and understand you.
In conclusion choose some healthy way stress relief methods. If you don't do anything about your stress problem then you can become a negative force in your family.
About the Author: Trevor Dumbleton owns http://www.loweryourstress.com , a website that provides information about stress and anxiety. Check it out if you want to learn more about stress relief.
Source: www.isnare.com
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