With the global economic recession in our midst, stress levels are at their highest. As more and more people lose their jobs and livelihood, controlling stress has become even more difficult.
Monitoring stress. And yet, what we fail to realize is that without the proper monitoring and management of stress, the situation becomes even more difficult to contain. People today are so easily angered, while others have become depressed, they start to withdraw to themselves, and lose the drive to function well. With stress becoming one of the movers in today’s world, performance has steadily declined and people feel that the economic recession is here to stay and there’s no sense in fighting it. Needless to say, these situations could have been avoided if people knew how to fight the effects of stress.
Recognizing stress. Recognizing that your stress levels are getting too high is important especially if you wish to take control of it before it controls you. Knowing the physiological manifestations of stress (increasing heart rate, high blood pressure, fast pulse rate, sweaty hands) are just some ways to monitor stress. Unfortunately, there are people who are unable to control their stress levels may have trouble identifying its physical symptoms. In this case, they can use stress monitors which informs individuals the state they are in by changing its colors (think about how mood rings work).
Take action to reduce the stress. When you know that you are on the verge of negative stress, then you can take action to reduce your stress. For example, if you’re been working furiously on a project for four hours straight and you’re starting to get stress-response symptoms or your stress monitor is transitioning from a “green” to a “red”, then it time for you to step away from your work and engage in something that will relax you.
The best way to relax is to break the train of every day thought. It helps counteract the stress-response. It decreases metabolism, slow the heart rate and breathing, and it lowers the blood pressure. Sometimes, all you need to do is to sit in a quiet corner and think of a word over and over. Washing the dishes can even help you relax because the action you use to do it and it doesn’t require a huge amount of energy to perform.
Stress relief for employees. If you are running a company and you are thinking of improving efficiency and performance of your employees, then you had better provide them a space where they can alleviate their stress. You should also provide them a way of monitoring their stress.
Aside from this, individuals should also realize that their own lifestyle may be a stressor. Here are some of the lifestyle changes that needs to be done in order to keep stress in check:
1. Getting enough sleep. You need deep, relaxing sleep for your body to regenerate its lost energy. Dozing in front of the TV or the computer doesn’t count.
2. Exercise. No, exercise does not sap your energy. Instead, it gives you the boost you need to accomplish your daily tasks. It gives you enough energy to do more than just work.
3. Eat a balanced diet. By eating healthy, you can replenish the energy you lost.
4. Avoid negative thoughts. “Negative thoughts breed” the old cliché goes. Imagine yourself completing the task and you will see yourself moving in that direction.
Professionals recommend using Stress Sweeper and Stress Monitor on a regular basis. This helps reduce daily stress significantly as well as build a string immunity to stress. Regular use of those tools effectively lowers blood pressure
Simple but nice tips on stress prevention!
Again, stress monitoring is recommended as well as reducing stress using stress sweeper for self-education. Kids also like that.