"A Frequent Physical Symptom Of Stress"

 

A common physical symptom of stress, which many of you will have suffered from, is the inability to have a good night’s sleep. This can take the form of problems falling asleep, the inability to stay asleep, or unexpectedly starting the day at 5 am. After awakening, thoughts start to surface that keep one up and often result in inner turmoil.

 

Of course some people do wake up in the middle of night in need of a trip to the bathroom, and then they fall back to sleep. There is no weight of thoughts keeping them up reviewing disturbing issues, or conversations, from the day.

 

Tools such as cds with breathing techniques, calming music and nature sounds are available that are helpful aids for falling asleep. It also takes more than a little discipline to decide to put the troubling thoughts away till later. You can tell yourself you’ll think about it during the next day to try to satisfy your mind. Sometimes we need to make a deal with our minds because they wish to pursue things and gain control. Bring the mind under control using something it can merge with whether it is music, breathing or nature noises. Strange as it may seem for some people doing a math problem is even an enjoyable way to get their mind off the problems at hand.

 

Exercising is a good thing to integrate into one’s week to help the body release stressful emotions as well as to create strength and relaxation inside oneself. Doing a physical activity is important for both physical and mental health wellness. Releasing stored up emotions helps the body to refresh itself. One thing to remember though is not to exercise late at night, as that will increase your adrenaline it will cause its own sleeping problems.

 

When healthy measures are taken to deal with stress during the day, it is easier to overcome and not have it plague you during the middle of the night. Talk out an unresolved argument before bedtime rather than letting it grow inside of you. Spend ten minutes before going to bed doing something that gives you inspiration and a level of elevation as that will assure a good night’s rest.

 

If you have things running through your mind try writing them down as a way to get them out of your mind, you can always go back to them the next day. Remember that the majority of the things we worry about today we don’t worry about three months from now. Keep a perspective on things so they don’t get exaggerated and taken out of proportion.

 

There are a number of very good books out there that can help you find further ways to relieve stress. One that I have been using for a few months, and therefore can highly recommend, is Conquer Stress, Depression and Anxiety. This has helped me out with some of the ‘silly’ things that used to cause me stress, I now no longer get as stressed out about being in crowd situations for example – which makes the ‘little’ things such as shopping a whole lot easier.

 

So don’t worry, don’t panic, don’t get stressed – do get over to Conquer Stress, Depression and Anxiety – your life can be so much better, and it can start today.

  

 

Indigo Waters