Stress is something that students know all too well. Especially for those pursuing graduate degrees, balancing classes, work, and your personal life can feel overwhelming. Although stress is a normal part of everyday life, minimizing the amount of stress we have on a daily basis helps keep a positive mood and a healthy mindset. [Read more…] about Benefits of Relieving Stress with Laughter
Tips for Destressing at Your Desk
When our work leaves us feeling stressed, it is often caused by excessive pressures or demands that are placed upon us, such as tight deadlines, additional responsibilities or organisational changes. For many people, this stress isn’t something that they can leave behind at the end of a working day. Instead, it goes on to impact other areas of their life, such as their sleep, mood, relationships, appetite as well as their health.
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How Debt Affects Your Health
Are you stressed about money? If so, you’re not alone — 72% of Americans report feeling stressed about their finances. In a country that has tripled its consumer debt since the 1980’s, money-related stress is everywhere, and it’s wreaking havoc on our physical and mental health.
How to Use Expressive Writing to Relieve Stress
What expressive writing isn’t is, it is not primarily reading material for other people. You don’t have to be scrupulous about proper sentence syntax and grammar. You’re not required to take an objective approach nor are you bound by certain literary rules. And you’re not writing to educate or inform readers. [Read more…] about How to Use Expressive Writing to Relieve Stress
15 Relaxing Things to Do to Quickly Relieve Stress
Relaxing should be intuitive, shouldn’t it? Who doesn’t want to feel relaxed and stress-free?
While that seems like a no-brainer, for people who are under constant stress – whether because of work or other personal issues – being able to truly relax may not be easy. There is no such thing as an “ON/OFF” switch to relax.
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Whether you find letting go of stress easy or you’re one of those whose muscles are always tense, here are some relaxing things to so that will quickly relieve stress. They may not have a “forever” effect, but they’re easy go-to activities that work over time.
Some of these activities may already be familiar, but I promise you, you’ll find some new gems in this list. [Read more…] about 15 Relaxing Things to Do to Quickly Relieve Stress
How to Stop Stressing Out When You Know You’ll Be Stressing Out
“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”
(This quote is from FDR’s first inaugural address.)
Likewise, there is nothing to stress out about but stress itself. I think that’s a valid argument, isn’t it?
There are certain things that we fear, don’t like, or worry about. By default, when we know that we are going to face those things, we stress out beforehand. [Read more…] about How to Stop Stressing Out When You Know You’ll Be Stressing Out
