March 11, 2010
How To Cope With And Even Reduce Stress
I have never been able to have a life which was free from anxiety and worry. I worry about almost every aspect of life and living this way has caused me a lot of problems including various bouts of ill health from time to time. I needed to find a way of coping with and reducing the amount of stress in my life and in this article I write about how I have managed to achieve this.
So what do I stress about? Well I suppose it is anything and everything. Women and my relationships with them; my financial position - having a lack of money and worrying about how I am going to be able to pay the bills etc. I also have anxiety over my career and my personal friendships. For whatever reason I also used to worry about what other people thought of me.
I am the kind of person who is classed as a thinker. I will be the first to admit that I over-think at times; some people would go as far as to call me a stress-head - others, no doubt, see me as some sort of freak. This thinking is very much in a negative manner and is a cycle which I have found hard to break.
About a year ago I was invited to appear on a national radio show to talk about my occupation which is providing an affordable DVD duplication service and offering Mobile Phone Voucher Codes, and also strangely enough helping an organisation to do with training for foster carers. I was due to talk live on this radio program at around 2pm. All morning as was my way of course, I was thinking and worrying about how I would come across to other people. I was afraid that I would make a fool of myself and would sound like a bit of an idiot. I also, for whatever reason, started to stress about whether I would be able to remember, under the amount of pressure that I was likely be under, the important aspects of my occupation which people would be interested in.
To say that I was becoming rather nervous would have been an understatement - there were a number of times when I picked up the phone to cancel the whole thing - before putting the telephone back down again. I then called up a good friend of mine who has always provided me with sound advice. I explained about the radio show and about my fears. He stated that I needed to relax and to even look forward to the experience. It would, he continued, be a chance to promote my own services and therefore was something to be grateful for.
He advised me that what I needed to do was to keep myself busy. If I am very busy, I would not have any time to think in my usual negative way. He informed me that my main problem was that I had too much time on my hands, which results in me spending far too much time thinking and worrying.
This is something I had realised a few years before but had in truth not acted on. I thought about what my friend had said and then decided to get stuck into some much needed gardening. I am happy to let you know that the radio interview went fine.
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November 14, 2009
How To Increase Self-Esteem
So you are looking into ways and techniques to enable you to gain confidence and increase self-esteem. Well guess what? You have come to the right place as in this article I will be providing free tips and advice about this very subject, I hope you enjoy the read.
I spent the first twenty-two years of my life having to cope with a stuttering problem. This as you may imagine had a major, negative, impact on my overall self-esteem and self-confidence. I was constantly accepting second best in life and was often in a depressed state of mind. I was less than impressed with the hand of cards that I had been dealt and was full of self pity. I believed, in my negative way, that I would struggle at the dating game, I would struggle to forge a successful career and that I would therefore have a rather unhappy future. What was the point? Where was the hope? Why should I get out of bed in the morning? These were questions that I asked myself on a regular basis. I became in a form of rut and could see no way out.
It was not until my early twenties that I was to emerge out of this negativity. No longer was I going to accept second best, no longer was I going to be a depressive, no longer was I going to fear social situations and no longer was I going to be a loner.
So how did I manage to gain this new found sense of positivity? Well alcohol of all things is the answer to this question. Ever since I had become a young adult, aged 16 or 17, I had been drinking rather too much alcohol. When intoxicated I could speak as fluently as the next man, I was happy, I was fearless, I was confident and I was care-free. Now do not worry the solution to your confidence and self-esteem issues is not to become drunk every night but what had this experience with alcohol taught me? Well quite simply it showed me that I was able to speak fluently and that I could be happy.
I just had to live life when sober as I did when I was drink. For example I had to learn to be far more positive, far more care-free and far more stress-free. I am a decent human being, I am kind and I am honest.
I have also now realised that I have actually been dealt a very good hand of cards, I am one of life’s lucky ones. I am sure looking to the future!
I hope that my new found confidence will enable me to be able to help more people to learn how to play the guitar, this is something that is very important to me as it is a great instrument to play. I have now even started to offer training for foster carers.
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September 5, 2009
Reduce Your Stress and Learn To Be Happy
Taking too much of anything is negative for the health. In small amounts stress is actually good for us, as it could serve to help you function at your best. However, stress that burdens a little too much could take a physical, as well as mental, toll to your well being. Stress should be managed in order for depression or anxiety to be prevented.
You may be asking yourself how should I do this then? Follow these helpful tips and advice to help prevent and manage stress.
Write it out, schedule it out, and above everything else, try to relax.
It is wise to write down all the things that seems to be overwhelming. You will find an organized-to-do-list much easier to manage than having errands all crumpled up in your head. Writing down your ideas, and putting a specific schedule and time to do them, helps you to manage activities one piece at a time. Crossing out a duty that has already been accomplished is very rewarding and could actually help you feel more relaxed when busy doing the other tasks at hand.
Relax,focus, and take it slow.
At least, try not to expend too much energy on activities that are currently not priorities. This is in order for your energy to be not easily expended on the tasks that are not that important, at least for now.
Delegate, delegate, delegate.
You need not do it all at once, and you need not do all of your tasks on your own. Ask for help, get help, or pay for help. If there is a nagging feeling of being overwhelmed cropping up, hire someone to weedwack the yard or get a sitter for your children. The feeling of being obligated to complete something on time will somehow be eliminated if tasks are delegated. It can take a load off unnecessary worry and anxiety. Moreover, it is easier checking up on how things are, than worrying yourself sick doing everything on your own, all at once.
make sure to give yourself a well deserved reward.
You deserve it. Acknowledging your accomplishments, no matter how big or small, is an effort that is necessary before getting on to the next tasks and activities. It will greatly reduce stress and could even make you happier in doing the next task.
Give yourself a breather.
You require it to be more focused. It is necessary to give yourself a ten to fifteen minute break during your work. Go visit a café nearby, take a brisk walk, or do something to get your mind off work, this will be very beneficial for you. To refresh and recharge this is a necessary step. Believe it or not, you can also stay in your work and relax with your eyes closed as you visualize a peaceful landscape or a relaxing scene. If you desire you can hum your favorite tune.Your mind and your muscles will love you for these stress free moments.
Relax and be cool. This can work wonders and can make you healthier, happier, and a lot more productive.
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September 4, 2009
Reduce Your Stress and Learn To Be Happy
Taking too much of anything is bad for the health. In small amounts stress is actually healthy for you, as it could serve to help you function at your best. However, give yourself too much stress and it could take a physical, as well as mental, toll to your well being. Stress should be managed in order for anxiety or depression to be prevented.
So how should you do it then? Follow these helpful tips and advice to help in managing and preventing stress.
Write it down, schedule it out, and above everything else, try to relax.
It is wise to write down everything that seems to be overwhelming. You will find a things-to-do-list much easier to manage than having errands all crumpled up all over the house. Writing down the tasks, and putting a specific schedule and time to do them, helps anyone manage activities one chunk at a time. Crossing out an activity that has already been accomplished is very rewarding and could actually help you feel more relaxed when busy accomplishing the other tasks at hand.
Relax,focus, and take it easy.
At least, try not to expell too much energy on activities that are really not priorities. This is so that your energy is not so easily expended on some tasks that are not so important to you, at least for now.
Delegate, delegate, delegate.
You need not do it all at once, and you need not do all of your tasks on your own. Ask for help, get help, or pay for help. When there is a feeling of being overwhelmed that is cropping up, hire someone to mow the lawn or get a sitter for your children. The feeling of being obligated to finish something on time will somehow be eliminated if tasks are delegated. It can take a load off unnecessary worry and anxiety. Moreover, it is easier checking up on how things are going, than worrying yourself sick doing everything on your own, at the same time.
make sure to give yourself a well deserved reward.
You deserve it. Acknowledging your accomplishments, no matter how big or small, is an effort that is necessary before getting on to the next tasks and activities. It will greatly reduce stress and could even put you in a better mood for doing the next task.
make sure to give yourself a breather.
You need it to be more focused. A ten to fifteen minute break during your work is necessary. Go visit a coffee shop nearby, take a brisk walk, or do anything to get your mind off work, at least for a while. To refresh and recharge this is a necessary step. Believe it or not, you can also stay in your work and relax with your eyes closed as you visualize a peaceful landscape or a relaxing scene. If you desire you can hum your favorite tune.Your mind and your muscles will love you for these stress free moments.
Be cool and relax. Doing so makes you healthier, happier, and a lot more productive.
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