25 Timeless Stress Reduction Tricks
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One of the most prevalent reasons for human illness is stress. While everyone experiences stress at one point or another, some people get it much worse than others. The good news is that stress is not something you have to endure, rather it’s something that can be overcome.
Let’s look at the most serious dangers of stress:
- Thoughts about harming yourself
- Thoughts about harming others
- Chest pain
- Fluttering or rapid heartbeats
- Headaches unlike your usual headaches
- Any condition that you feel might cause you serious harm if not treated immediately
As per eMedicine
Let’s look at the ways to reduce stress.
1. Hack Happiness. Using each principle in Seven Hacks To Cheat Yourself Into A Good Mood will not only make you happy, but relieve stress as well.
2. Rose Colored Glasses. There is nothing unrealistic about having the green grass on your side of the fence. Just look at the bright side.
3. Control Your Finances. Since money is one of the biggest stresses in today’s society, take a look at several ways to control your finances.
4. Eliminate Fears. Since being afraid can be stressful, use these seven questions to eliminate your fears.
5. Expand Being Stress Free. The Law of Attraction states that what we think about expands. So think stress free and be stress free.
6. Don’t Be Perfect. Trying to uphold the image of perfection can be highly stressful. Embrace yourself for what you are, and believe that looking bad looks good.
7. Establish Successful Habits. You can see an article I did on success habits, and then learn how to start a new habit.
8. Be On Time. The pressure of disappointing someone or missing a deadline can be very stressful. So avoid being late.
9. Don’t Share. Since revealing your dreams, goals, and ambitions to the wrong people is a quick way to get shut down. Avoid this by not sharing your goals.
10. Just Start. Having huge task-lists and deadlines can be very daunting. If you start now, you can get it done.
11. Don’t run out of time. Figure out how you would like to spend the rest of your life, and than use time management techniques to make it happen. (be your own personal motivator)
12. Be Honest. One of the biggest stresses comes from living a life of lies. Stay honest, especially to yourself.
13. Forgive People. Hating someone or holding a grudge only hurts YOU. So just get over it.
14. Take Breaks. Every 45 minutes or so, stand up, stretch, get some water and take some deep breaths.
15. Don’t do it. If you’re capable, delegate your tasks to an assistant. (Learn how to get a virtual assistant by reading ‘The 4-Hour Work Week‘.)
16. Bubble bath. Take a relaxing bubble bath, with dead-sea mineral salts from Israel. I love stuff like this.
17. Sleep. Being sleep deprived catches up to you, and you’re whole state of mind is diminished. Be the best you can be by making sure you are well rested.
18. Be Around Stress Free People. The bible states that “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.” The same principle applies to stress. Be around stress free people and you too shall be stress free.
19. Don’t over plan leisure. If you’re going to have dinner at a restaurant, don’t schedule something for directly afterwards. You want to enjoy a slow dinner, instead of rushing through to do the next thing.
20. Relaxing music. To relax (or study), I like to listen to classical or baruch music. Pick you’re favorite and relax.
21. Read. I find (almost) nothing more enjoyable than to curl up with a good book. (a list of my book recommendations)
22. Tea Time. Tea is very relaxing, especially with some of the special stress-reducing flavors they have now.
23. Plan for tomorrow today. This way, when you wake up in the morning, you aren’t stressed out about what to do and when you’ll have time to do it. It’s all planned out.
24. Meditate. Learn about the stress reducing benefits of mediation at the mediation blog.
25. Go Caveman. Let go of technology and schedule some uninterrupted serenity time.
There you have it, 25 tricks for stress management and stress reduction. Start now, and enjoy the benefits of a healthier, stress free mind and body. You’re relationships with people and productivity jolt will thank you for this.
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Great tips. Be on time and Don’t run out of time are correlated…I should know, I failed at both miserably
Thankfully I changed that.
When stressed out I always find it very satisfying and relaxing to exercise. Punching the crap out of a punching bag is my definite nr1
Great workout, great outlet for aggression and superb at releasing stress.
Lodewijkvdb,
Good thing you changed that! I left out exercise because I included in the 7 hacks article already… part of #1.
Thanks again for dropping in (hope you got this starred
Sure thing I got this starred
If you talk the talk, you gotta walk the walk right?
Lol - absolutely. You passed the test with flying colors!
It’s amazing how damaging stress is, especially in light of the fact that it is an entirely made up condition for each individual.
Stress is very real, but each person has their own individual ability to make it not exist anymore.
What a conundrum!
Great list Alex, I’m always down for less stress!
Aaron, I like your point about it being completely self inflicted. Maybe we do it because we don’t like ourselves??
Rob, if you’re down for less stress, I have this list of 25 ways to reduce it … =)
What a great list! Thanks for putting it together, Alex.
And regarding the self-infliction, it may have to do with us not liking ourselves to some degree, but it’s probably also simple ignorance. Our culture teaches us that the causes of stress are “out there”, while very few of them (I’m hesitant to say *none of them*) really are. Most of it simply arises from our own interpretation of things. Change the interpretation, and the negative stress can be turned into invigorating stimulation.
Thanks again, Alex.
Hey Alex.
Great Tips.
Like Aaron mentioned, stress is what an individual ‘creates’ in a given situation. This is why two different individuals in the same situation react so differently. One may be completely ’stressed out’ while the other will be laid back and in control.
Keep up the great posts Alex!
Lyman and Craig - Thank for for putting in your two cents guys. Means a lot coming from two of my favorite personal development bloggers!
Ok, you got it, I was kidding when I said the reason we are inflicting stress on ourselves is because we hate ourselves!
I especially like your use of the word ‘create’ here Craig.
I say we all start ‘creating’ stress free living!
Wonderful list.
As long as we keep a positive thought about things that happen in our live, stress has nothing to do with us. Overcoming stress is more on understanding the causes.
Great tips. Stress has been our main problem in almost every situation. I believe that if we are dedicated enough to do some of the tips, we will surely overcome it.
hi nice post, i enjoyed it