what is the best way to relax/get rid of stress?
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Read the Bible, Talk to God for real. It works for me. Find a quite place,and build a relationship with God . It really does work. Have faith.
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You can find healthy outlets to relieve your stress.  You can take a break from the stressor by pursuing an alternative activity temporarily.  You might try reading, exercise, watching TV, listening to music, or any other activity that you enjoy doing.  You can feel refreshed afterward, and return to the original activity with a new outlook on it.\n\nAlso, don't overlook the possibility of talking it over with others.  Sometimes other people's insights can really help you.
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try taking up a sport or listening to music, really anything u can do for a hour or so and something that will take u're mind off whatever is bothering u.
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Take a good book to bed and read till you are completely relaxed.\n\nAvoid caffeine in the afternoon and evening.
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Two words.  LOT LIZARDS.  That should relieve some stress.  Or you could try those breathing exercises.  Take 3 deep breaths and hold for 3 seconds and keep doing it until you feel better.
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Focus on your breathing.  Slow it down and take deep, rhythmic breaths in and out.  Just focus all your thoughts on the breathing and try to put all your other worries and thoughts out of your mind.\n\nYou can also try to mentally imagine each part of your body relaxing.  Relax your toes, then your calves, then your thighs, then your stomach...all the way up to your eyelids, ears, and forehead.  Just imagine each of those body parts relaxing, as you let go and let yourself get comfortable.\n\nAlso, I've found that if I am physically active and get exercise during the day, then I can sleep better at night.  You may also want to try drinking some herbal tea (Chamomile and Sleepytime work best at nighttime)
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Exercise is a great stress reliever.  Instead of reaching for food, try going to a walk or run to clear your head.\n\nAlso, try having healthy food around to snack on instead of junk food.  You can crunch on tons of celery for very little calories.
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Stress is tension or pressures that are a natural part of living our lives.  Changes and events in our lives (getting married, illness, changing jobs) are a major source of stress.  Pressures and tension from both good and bad changes can trigger our Stress Alarm System making us feel that we want to either fight the stress or run away from it.  \n\nPreventing Stress:\nEating Right Helps:  Foods high in preotein, Vitamin C, B vitamins and Vitamin A protect us from the effects of stress.  These are found in whole grain products, fruits and veggies, expecially citrus fruits, dark green veggies, meat and dairy products.  Caffeine, refined sugars, starches and junk food create false energy and stress the body even more.\nManage Time Better:  Take five minutes at the beginning of each day and make a "things to do" list.  Converty this list into a priority list of primary tasks, secondary tasks and miscellaneous tasks.  Do Primary tasks first and continue until the list is completed.  Don't over schedule - leave time for unexpected events.  Reward yourself for a job well done.\nExercise your tension away:  You feel healthier and less stressed when you develop an exercise plan that meets your life style, needs and ability.  Yoga and stretching exercises are good for developing flexibility and relaxation.  \nIn a nut shell:  everyone will get stressed.. but how to manage your stress and keep it from occuring as often just takes a few little changes throughout your day to make it much easier to get through the bad parts!
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stress is a state of mind.reframe the way you see things.also try to motivate urself with positive feelings.say to urself that u have chosen the situation and it hasnt been forced on you.
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if u r looking for a way to relax and releave stress, it's best u do it naturally. i would recommend u against using machines, tapes, pills, or any other artificial means.\n\ninstead, why don't u try yoga, meditation in a park (or any other form of nature close to u...the more "natural" it is, the better!), light strolls on sunny days or even enjoying a good sunset either alone or with company (be sure not to have very TALKATIVE company in that case)? of course, rectifying ur breathing method can also do wonders in meditation. the average Hindu monk breathes inhales and exhales after 15 or so seconds. then he exhales and takes another 10 seconds before taking another breath. as weird of impossible as that may sound to some people, it works wonders not only for ur phychological state, but also helps speed up ur metabolism and perfect ur bodily functions (like digestion and such). \n\nMonks believe that people are born with a specific amount of breathes. according to their beliefs, our life comes to an end once we use up our last breath. so the longer the pause between each breath, the less breaths one will take in total at the end of the day, leaving them with a bigger number of days to live in the long run.\n\nu don't have to believe this theory about breaths, but seriously, breathing slowly CAN help u be calmer! but it might take a while to get used to the change if u r used to breathing short and shallow.\n\nthis is another case where "practise makes perfect". so i wish u the best of luck and happy meditating!
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Put yourself in the moment.... think pleasant thoughts and feel the emotion of every word......  RELAX
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Yes, drink some hot tea, it will help you relax.  And know this, it is not the end of the world if things don't go as you expect them to.
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Since you HAVE a job, that's a good thing.  In order to remove the stress take steps to put yourself into a position that will get you out of there.  \n\nUpdate your resume.\n\nPost your resume on job sites\n\nRespond to some online job ads\n\nIn otherwords, take steps to get yourself a new job.  I guarantee that you'll feel better -- even if you dont land something right away.
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Hello.\nFor me it's music and exercise.\nI recently recovered from a very serious illness brought on in part by stress and not handling it soon enough.\nI found a site that helps with dealing with stress very easily.\nTake a look at http://fit-n-fat.blogspot.com it covers stress and tension in wonderful humorous way.\nTake care
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You can try to close your eyes and take deep breaths when feeling stressful or do ur favourite recreation For most people, stress is because of their workload, so if it is so for u, u can work out a timetable.
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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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Going to the park, or just taking deep breaths.\nJust, sit back and relax like they say.\n\nOr driving also helps me relax until a stupid ass comes along.