Most of us when we hear the word stress we don't even care, but we should since this is a threat that takes the lives of 120,000 people in the United states each year.
According to Mental health Foundation around 74% of the world's population have felt so stressed in the past year of 2024 of which Single care say 47% were adults.
This article will provide you with 10 tips to follow in order to beat the threat of stress.
1. Time management
Research show that stress doesn't mainly come from having many tasks but instead from poor time management. Most people don't do the right thing in it's right time, they delegate tasks and push them to future dates.
When you fail to complete your tasks in the designed time and tend to push them to future dates you will find your self under stress due to the accumulation of the tasks on a single date that you have to complete in that short time.
Always fight to end your tasks in the assigned time it will remove pressure from your brain hence avoiding stress.
2. Avoid over thinking
Many people for example when they are sad they overthink on the current situation, overthink of their past and also overthink on their coming future, this overthinking tends to leave them with stress and severe headache.
When find your self overthinking on a certain issue try switching thoughts and think of another good thing, if that doesn't work try talking to someone another subject and focus on that conversation.
3. Exercise regularly
Doing sports everyday help your body to release endorphins and put you in a good mood. Doing social sports is also a good way to meet and interact with orders.
4. Deep breathing
Our brain relies on oxygen to power the neural nerves. Deep breathing allow you to inhale maximum oxygen which powers and reboot your brain to work normally hence reducing the stress.
5. Sleep 7-9 hours
Your brain will function well when you give it enough time to rest. Sleeping few hours leaves your brain very tired and overloaded.
A tired brain will reduce in activity especially on the tasks you want to think of and solve hence making you stressed.
Always sleep between 7 to 9 hours to allow your brain to rest, reboot and fix it self well.
6. Learn to say no
Most of us say yes to tasks which we can't complete. Always learn to say no to tasks and activities you see you will not be able to complete. Avoid over whelming yourself with a lot of work.
Saying no will help you to avoid stress as you will have tasks you can be able to deal with on your table.
7. limit screen time
According to Centers for Diseases Control and prevention 1 in 4 teenagers suffer stress due to spending much time on electronic screens.
If you know you feel anxiety, depressed, demotivated, change behavior, jealousy when watching something on your phone, tv or computer I advise you to reduce the time you spend on them for your mental goodness.
8. Eat healthy
There some numerous researches which pointed out that eating unhealthy foods such as much sugar, alcohol and fats increase the stress level.
Eat the right healthy food and in right amount to avoid diseases like hypertension which inhibit proper functionality of the brain.
9. Meditation
Did you know over 80% of the people who meditate say it reduce their stress? Mediation plays a big role in calming the brain, reducing stress hormones, and in slowing the heart rate.
Doctors say meditation strengthen the prefrontal cortex which responsible for decision making. It is very hard to find your self stressed when you are always making proper decisions.
Another good effect of meditation on reducing stress is that it helps you to identify solutions to complex tasks which were to lead you to stress.
10. Engage in Hobbies
Hobbies like playing football, reading books, playing and listen to music, dancing and other more relax your brain on a high percentage.
Conclusion
You don't need to 1st face consequences of stress in order to start measures of prevention, it is better to start today and put into action the 10 effective ways we discussed above.
FAQs
1. Does too much stress cause death?
Yes too much stress do cause death, in fact 120, 000 people in US die of stress each year.
2. Can drinking water cure short term stress?
Drinking water cure short term stress as dehydration is one of the causes of stress.
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