Stress is something we all go through, and it tends to increase as we grow older. Stress is bad for the skin for your health and for your soul. Personally when I’m under stress I tend to not think well and might take out all my anger on others, which is something I end up regretting in the end. But lately I have been reducing it in different ways so I thought I’d share them with you
Ways to reduce stress:
- Take time out from work/study and the pressures of daily life for at least once a week, try to forget about everything for at least a day and just take care of yourself
- Share problems with a loved one
- Face up to your problems and do something to fix them
- Plan a holiday or an outing so that you have things to look forward to, exciting things
- Eat regular healthy meals
- Do exercise regularly
- Put on some calming music and sit back with a good book
- Watch a comedy film or series that will make you laugh
- Treat yourself to a massage facial or manicure/pedicures
- Learn or practice yoga/meditation/pilates that relax your mind
Small Activities to do during your day
- Clean your drawers or cupboards. You feel better when your home is well organized
- Clear your closet of anything that is too small or you don’t wear anymore
- Make phone calls to people you haven’t talked to in a while
- Go through old magazines to find recipes to make a list of recipes you want to try
- Arrange old photographs in an album or a file (on your computer) and go down memory lane
- Start to learn a language with a book tape Cd or dvd. (I’m still trying to learn turkish from a book, it really does take your mind)
- Buy a crossword puzzle or try to do brainteasers to keep your mind occupied
- Take up a new hobby such as painting or knitting, I’m working on cooking which is a very calming thing to do and yummy
- Start a diary/address book
- Plant up containers and make a little garden for you at home (nature is very relaxing)
- Make a list of things you want to do in your life or improve about yourself
- Watch a good film or start a new series (but not a depressing one:p)
Good luck and I hope you all have stress free lives 🙂
Body&soul 