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How to Keep Stress Under Control?

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (117 reads)

What can you do to deal with stress overload or, better yet, to avoid it in the first place? The most helpful method of dealing with stress is learning how to manage the stress that comes along with any new challenge, good or bad. Stress-management skills work best when they're used regularly, not just when the pressure's on. Knowing how to "de-stress" and doing it when things are relatively calm can help you get through challenging circumstances that may arise. Here are some things that can help keep stress under control.

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Stress Management Through The Power Of Positive Thinking

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (105 reads)

In order to manage Stress Through Positive Thinking one needs to take following measures.

The first step is to realize that you are stressed. For this check the symptoms of stress.
Pay attention to your thoughts and your action to find out the reason for stress.
Always try and live in the present. Pay attention to your thoughts especially the repetitive once. These repetitivethoughts are the main reason for draining your energy and causing most of the unnecessary stress. Again use meditation to avoid these repetitive thoughts.
Remember the following things about problems you are not the only one in this world having a problem. A lot of people might be suffering from the same problem. There are people having problems bigger than yours and still they are able to solve them. Problems are necessary and essential ingredient of life. They are actually good in a way, although they may be painful at times. All worthwhile achievements are the result of problem solving. Problems have played a very big role in human development. Its because of problems that people realize how good there life otherwise is. We live in the world of opposites. Its because of sadness you know what happiness is. Every human being has an enormous problem solving potential built into him or her. Its only when that potential is blocked or weakened by defeatist attitude and negative emotions that problems seem unsolvable.
Solve the problems causing stress through Positive Thinking-

If stress is caused due to a problem which according to you can be solved, take necessary steps to solve it. Use positive thinking and do what you feel is required to solve it. Be positive that after you have taken the steps your problem will be solved.
If stress is caused due to the fear that something might happen in future which will cause problems for you, this may include the fear that you may not succeed in doing your work properly or that you may fail in some exam, remind yourself that the event has yet not taken place and that if there is a chance of failure then there is also a chance of success. In other cases remember that the unwanted event might in the first place never take place only.
If stress is caused due to a problem which according to you can not be solved by you alone or that you are not capable of solving it, use affirmations, imaging and meditation thereby taking the help of nature to solve it. While using these techniques trust nature and God. This might be difficult to understand or believe initially but with time you will see the results and start believing it. But still trust these techniques from the beginning and be positive that it will bring the desired result.
If stress is caused due to some past event that can not be changed, accept that its something that can not be changed, use meditation and let go of the past. Remember every dark cloud has a silver lining and try and find something positive in that event which you might not have paid attention to.

Symptoms Of Stress

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (104 reads)

Did you know that stress could be affecting your health without your being aware of it? You may interpret certain symptoms and signs of stress a headache, muscle aches or an upset stomach, for example as illness. See how stress affects your body, thoughts and feelings, and behavior. Recognizing such symptoms and signs is the first step in managing your stress.

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Research on thoughts and stress

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (107 reads)

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Department of Veterans' Affairs in Boston discovered in a study in 2001 that people who viewed the world more optimistically had half the risk of coronary heart disease compared to their more pessimistic counterparts. Another study conducted in 2002 at Yale University found that thinking positively about ageing adds approximately seven-and-a-half years to your life.

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Stress And Stressors

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (164 reads)

Most of us sometimes feel we just can't cope. We may feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, frustrated or just plain exhausted and for perfectly good reasons. When things like this happen we tend to say we are suffering from 'stress'.

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Causes of Stress

Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (97 reads)