Psychologists believe that progress is impossible without stress in life. This is true, it is difficult situations that often force people to act and change something. However, prolonged and severe stresses can harm human health, so you need to learn how to cope with them on your own.
Water helps relieve stress. Listening to the murmur of water or the sounds of pouring rain, watching the calm flow of the river, a person calms down and feels peace. Observing the fish swimming in the aquarium also helps to relax and forget about the difficulties. Water procedures also have an anti-stress effect - swimming, shower, aromatic foam bath.
To enhance the soothing effect of the bath, you can use essential oils (anise, basil, bergamot, cloves, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, lemon balm, lemon, patchouli, sandalwood) and herbal teas (valerian, chamomile).
A good way to deal with stress is meditation. It takes a lot of time to fully relax and look at what is happening through the eyes of an outside observer, but individual meditation exercises will help anyone. If you want to try it, retreat to the room and sit on the floor. It is not necessary to take the lotus position, the main thing is that the spine is straight. Then close your eyes and focus on your breathing: watch the air that you breathe in and out. Try not to think about anything, as soon as thoughts appear, return to concentration on the breath. The duration of such a procedure is 20 minutes, it is advisable to repeat it daily.
One of the best ways to calm down and find peace of mind is to get creative. You can choose any method of art therapy, the main thing is that this activity gives you pleasure. Try to express yourself in drawing, playing musical instruments, knitting, embroidery, sculpting, construction, wood carving, poetry and prose writing.
Unity with nature helps to cope with stress and nervous excitement. You can take a walk in the park or forest, sit by the sea or river. Being in nature increases energy, gives strength, helps to strengthen immunity, and gives a good mood. Another option for communicating with nature is playing with a pet. Any animal heals its owner, but horses, cats and dogs are considered the best healers. Pets help get rid of neuroses, anxiety, insomnia, and causeless fears.
If you are often nervous, try the anti-stress menu. Soothing foods include bananas and whole grain breads, which boost serotonin production, tomatoes to soothe headaches and relieve fatigue, cottage cheese to prevent nervous system overload, and vitamin C-rich orange juice. Honey, pumpkin, carrots, persimmons, apricots, peaches, tangerines are also good antidepressants.
Exclude from the menu should be coffee, which overexcites the nervous system.
For the treatment of depression, stress and neuroses, doctors often prescribe light therapy, the effectiveness of which is higher than that of many medicines. To use light therapy on your own, install brighter lamps at home, and be outdoors more often during the daytime.
One of many favorite ways to relieve stress is music. The sound of your favorite melodies changes the state of a person, improves his mood, relieves internal stress, brings calm and relaxation. As a result, the person regains strength, the desire to live and overcome all difficulties.
