How do you release your tention/stress?
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i like to do something creative, like writing or painting. its like i can take the stress out of my body and put it on paper or canvass. and in the end it doesn't matter if what i've created is good, b/c i feel better.
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Exercise. It helps to regulate certain stress hormones.\nBe optimistic.\nHave various form of support; be it financial or social, whatever works for you.\nMeditate.\nGet enough sleep.\nEat healthy.\nHaving fun.\nBe religious. it does help some people out there.
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I believe stress is the source of 75 percent of all our problems and a major epidemic in people's lives. Finding ways to control stress is vital, because if you don't control stress, it will control you.\n\nIf you want to reduce your stress level and live a happier and healthier life, use the physical and emotional stress relief techniques outlined below. \n\nPhysical Relief \n - Say No\nThe pressure to perform in today's world is intense. As a result, people work long hours and take on much more than they can bear. They juggle multiple roles throughout the day and sacrifice sleep or personal time just so they can get everything done. Saying "no" to a demand is out of the question, resulting in increased stress, both at work and at home. \n\n - Listen to Your Body \nListening to your body helps you take control of your stress because you become aware of the signals your body gives you regarding comfort and discomfort.\n\n- Communicate With Your Heart\nYour heart has an important job, pumping 2,000 gallons of blood throughout your body each day. This merits the heart receiving your attention. To reduce emotional stress your heart needs encouragement, appreciation, and love.\n\n- Clear Out the Past Clutter\nJust as you do a spring cleaning of your house, you should also do a spring cleaning of your heart to wipe away the old memories and messages that are causing you stress. This is important, because the way we fell from moment to moment, the way we behave, and the actions we take are all conditioned to how we feel inside.
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1. Breathe. Yes! It's that simple. Breathe deeply, but don't hyperventilate. Inhale as though you were sniffing a delightful scent. Then stre-e-e-tch your arms high over your head as you slowly and completely exhale.\n\n2. Set boundaries. Just like the stressed-out mom who sat in the playpen to keep away from the children, you can erect some barriers. Decide what you will do — and when. Better still, decide what you won't do and dare to say "no." Try to avoid anything, and anyone, who wastes your time.\n\n3. Clarify your goals. Decide exactly what needs to be done, and plan a smart way of accomplishing each task. Oh, and give yourself a pat on the back every time you achieve even one of your goals, no matter how small.\n\n4. Put yourself first. That's right! If you aren't functioning at your peak, your work and your relationships will suffer. Find time for yourself, and try to do at least one relaxing thing each day: Take a bubble bath, or read a chapter of a favourite book.\n\n5. Give yourself a break. It's okay to goof off, cancel a lunch date, or miss a deadline now and then. In six months or 10 years, who will remember?\n\n6. Get spiritual. Get in touch with your spiritual values, and align your plans and activities with them. For instance, read an inspiring book, then figure out how to incorporate what you learned into your day-to-day life.\n\n7. Take five. Right now stop what you are doing to cherish the moment. Savour whatever you're drinking or eating. Or go outside and smell the air, the flowers and the trees. Feel the wind, sunshine or rain on your face. Listen for tiny sounds. Take a moment every day to marvel at the wonders all around you.
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Hobbies are wonderful.  Meditation, pets, music, hitting a pillow, a glass of wine, reading, games, getting massage regularly, giving massage to a significant other, sex, laughing (preferaably not at the same time), entertainment like movies or TV, etc.  Pick something you like and do it.  The biggest thing I have seen that helps...just staying active mentally and physically.  FI you feel good you will look good and be your body and mind will not get as stressed and not hold as much stress.  Hope it helps.
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its totally ok to space out\n\navoid drugs, even coffee\n\nget good sleep\n\ngo to school and make friends\n\ndon't worry about anything unless it is really bugging you and you can't shake it\n\nif you can't , just get in bed, relax as much as you can, with a heating pad too maybe, then feel whatever you do, unwind it, see what is really bothering you, deal with the real issues, not the imaginary ones.
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There are many different ways to decrease stress in your life.  However, there are also different types of stress.  For example if your stress is from trauma or some other sort of seriously stressful experience, then my suggestions will not be sufficient and your stress may require some short-term therapy (often known as PTST - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).  If your stress is the normal everyday stress that we all put up with (job stress, kids, responsibilities, financial, muscle tension, traffic, etc.) then I offer the following suggestions.\n\nMany men prefer to destress through activities such as playing group sports, hanging out with their pals or working out at a gym. Women can also find ways of relaxing by participating in activities or hobbies they enjoy.  Additionally, practicing relaxation to relieve muscle tension is extremely effective and can be practiced quickly and easily if sufficiently learned. Practice by tensing your fists for 5 seconds, then release the tension completely. Say to yourself, "relax". Notice that your hand is now MORE relaxed than before the tension. Practice this method moving all throughout the body.  This is called Progressive Muscle Relaxation and I'm sure you can find a full script somewhere on the web. Other forms of relaxation may include yoga or other exercise, meditation, visualization, prayer or other spiritual practice or communion, talking to a friend or loved one, seeking profession help through therapy or medication, and so on.  If you find that your stress is a little more permanent that just every day experiences, then you may consider relocating to a city with a slower pace or changing to a job that will be less stressful.  Examine your life and see where your stress is coming from and then slowly you can find creative ways of eliminating or decreasing the stress as a whole. Good Luck and don't forget the powerful connection of Mind and Body!!
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it there is tension in your life, you shouldtry to deal with thatfirst. To help in relaxing your body you need to do a "meditation"\n\nsit comfortably\nclose your eyes, breathe slowly \nbegin by imagining your feet concentrate on relaxing your feet\nthen move up to your knees. concentrate on relaxing your knees\nand so on hips, tummy, chest, shoulders,arms, hands, fingers, neck and face, open your mouth, and flop your tongue. DONT LAUGH!\n\nslowly wake up eack part, and sit there with your eyes closed or open for a while before you get up\n\ndo when you feel stressed, and see tensing up, and before bed. helps sleep\n\nThis is recommended by psycologists and psychiatrists everywhere.
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You can basically talk yourself out of it.\n\nSeventy-five percent of all our problems - both emotional and physical problems - come from the same source. If you could identify that source, you could probably eliminate it. \n\nUnfortunately, few people are able to identify the core of their problems. And those who do typically don't know the steps to take to alleviate their challenges. \n\nSo what is the course of most of our problems? It is stress. That's right; stress is the source of 75 percent of all our problems and a major epidemic in people's lives. Finding ways to control stress is vital, because if you don't control stress, it will control you. \n\nIf you want to overcome stress and worry, try the following:\n1. Say No\n2. Listen to you Body\n3. Communicate with your heart\n4. Clear out past clutter\n\nTo stop stress, I do the following:\n1. Walk away from it! :)\n2. Clean the house.\n3. Go fishing.\n4. Concentrate on something meaningless.\n5. Play sports!\n6. Write on blogs.\n7. Read this book... Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!\n\nRecommended reading: http://stress.50webs.com
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I have a lot of stress myself, so I hope I can help.\n\nFirst, talk to your parents about being so stressed, and ask them to make you an appointment with your doctor. He may be able to prescribe you some medication to help. \n\nAlso, try getting a book on stress reduction and relaxation techniques from the library. It will be able to help you put things in perspective, understand why you get so stressed, and how to calm down when you feel pressure. \n\nI've used both of the things above - I'm on Xanax for stress, and it's very helpful. The books have also been great.
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I know that stress in life can be unavoidable at times. Why, any change in ones situation is considered a source of stress. Exam your life and your current obligations. Determine if there are some things that you are currently doing that you can stop or delegate to others. \n\nTry to schedule in some daily "me" time when you can just do something that you find totally relaxing, even if just for 15 minutes. Think about things that you like to do, that makes your happy, or that you find relaxing. Have a mini daily retreat where you can refocus, replenish, and rejuvenate your soul.
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I strongly suggest you check out this site:  http://health.ivillage.com/mindbody/mbstress/topics/0,,4vjg,00.html?ice=ivl,searcht.  They have a lot of information and techniques for stress relief.
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Get help from a trusted friend or a Life Coach. I'm a Life Coach and I help clients make sense of their overly expressive emotions and explore ways of creating a more calm self.  You're missing some part of what's really going on with you.  Try slowing down.  Yoga was suggested and this could be helpful to you.  Meditation is good too. People use a variety of things to help maintain a high level of awareness and positive ways to connect with yourself.  Check out the book, "Wherever You Go, There You Are".  Learn breathing and relaxation techniques.  Even simple changes like having a balanced diet, making sure you're getting proper exercise and sufficient sleep while maintaining a low-stress lifestyle can be priceless in helping you cope with your day to day life.  Maybe you need some changes.  Our lives have a way of speaking to us and retaliating if we aren't quite happy with ourselves.
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Best way to handle stress - distract and divert your attention to something of your interest. Yoga, music,medication(the last option),exercise helps but it all ends at one place "your mind". Your thinking,thoughts in short. Stress is different for different people and age groups and culture. If you are able to know that "this is what is causing stress for me" then i think the best option is to keep yourself occupied with others things - may be work, friends,shopping,cleaning,cooking something new,anything of your interest and even things that you have been wanting to do for a long time.\n\nSit and think what is bothering you. If it brings bad memories or making you sad then time to skip topics and turn around for better things.But ultimately to relieve yourself once for all of the stress - speak to an expert - may be a doc, a friend anyone whom you are comfortable with and who can understand you and your problem. This will also help in the long run.\n\nSo still then relax and learn to concentrate on things that you like and want to do - creatively.\nRemember one thing - There is nothing that is forever.Everything will change and even this will change.\n All the best.
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Take a moment to pamper myself once in awhile. Relieve stress by meditation, yoga, or just kickin' it and watching something on the tube. Music makes me dance, dance makes me feel good about my body. Taking a long walk and breathing the fresh air and wathcing things around me makes me appreciate the fact that I am here, and in the body I am in.
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Figure out the sources of you stress...like when you realize that you are not relaxed, think about what you are doing at that exact moment...are you worried about your career, boyfriend/girlfriend etc. Finding the source will allow you to focus on your breathing and allow you to control your bipolar disorder.\n\nAdditionally, exercise is also beneficial to your journey.
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myself i train in martial arts ( Kempo to be exact ) i remove myself from my problem so i am not around the person or place. then i focus on the fact that i am in a area where no one can get to me mentaly to stress me out more. plus the exersise helps the fustration part of it. or i just leave and go to a cheap movie or something. but sitting around does not help unless your planning on sleeping. just make sure to lock yourself in the room and don't awnser the phone or door until you cool down. make it your terms of when you feel relaxed enough to go back, not cause you get called somewhere otherwise you carry the stress or anger with you.