Stress is something we all face. Whether it is the time for finals or the final hours of married life, we all face times that give new meaning to the term stress test. There are numerous ways to deal with stress. Some can be dealt with mentally and others with diet and exercise. I started researching the subject as a result of a study I read in the New Scientist. It reported that sex "cuts public speaking stress." The study by Stuart Brody, University of Pailsey psychologist, actually has implications for many stressors we face. The real world application poses a major problem. As far as finals go, more and more young people are maintaining their celibacy until marriage. If you are monogamous or facing the stress of a divorce, there are obvious reasons that alternatives are necessary. As a Nurse I have witnessed the side effects associated with sex outside of marriage. The results are both life threatening and complicating life. So what else can you do? A better way to deal with anxiety associated with public speaking or any life challenge is through mental, physical, and dietary preparation. Consider two examples. Take a look at EMI. Eye Movement Integration (EMI) is perhaps one of the most effective methods of stress reduction and performance improvement available to our minds. Simply face your head straight in front of you and don't move. Now look at and track your eyes as though they were following the lines of an imaginary Z that extends to all four quadrants of your visual field. Trace then a box around the Z. Repeat this eight times slowly and consistently. Many will comment they notice to sensation upon doing it the first time. That sensation was, in simplest terms, the left and right brain connecting with each other. It does not hurt. It just feels like a sensation. Stress causes loop of thoughts that re-play over and over like a broken record or a CD with a scratch that prevents the mind to do what it needs to do. EMI stops the skip allowing the brain to progress into problem solving mode automatically. Negative Emotions vs. Positive Emotions This one fact needs to be remembered. If applied in your life, it can change the way you feel about things. It is the most important aspect of practicing safe stress. Negative emotions are preceded by negative thoughts. This is important to know because negative emotions like anger, fear, and anxiety can decrease your ability to solve problems, make decisions, and reason on things. The first step, eliminate or replace the negative thoughts. You can help your roommate and friends do likewise. If you find yourself or someone near you using emotion draining words around you, stop them and say, "It's not like you to..." then identify the action or attitude. It may take some creative thinking to be able to frame it as a truthful statement. Do the same with your own mind. Frame everything you face as to positive experience and reap the positive emotions. One person's failure is another's learning experience. One person's loss is another's training. It is up to you. How you choose to frame anything that happens to you, even if out of your control, can determine how you will feel. How you feel will be determined by how you deal with stress. These exercises are better than sex in that you can do them any time of day or night by your self. They produce something within us that helps us to grow. Where ever we are and with what ever stress we face they are readily available. May all your stress be good stress. If you're taking to end or speaking in front of to crowd, how ever you fare, may you fare well. Whether it is the time for finals or the final hours of married life, we all face times that give new meaning to the term stress test. There are numerous ways to deal with stress. Some can be dealt with mentally and others with diet and exercise. I started researching the subject as a result of a study I read in the New Scientist. It reported that sex "cuts public speaking stress." The study by Stuart Brody, University of Pailsey psychologist, actually has implications for many stressors we face. The real world application poses a major problem. As far as finals go, more and more young people are maintaining their celibacy until marriage. If you are monogamous or facing the stress of a divorce, there are obvious reasons that alternatives are necessary. As a Nurse I have witnessed the side effects associated with sex outside of marriage. The results are both life threatening and complicating life. So what else can you do? A better way to deal with anxiety associated with public speaking or any life challenge is through mental, physical, and dietary preparation. Consider two examples. Take a look at EMI. Eye Movement Integration (EMI) is perhaps one of the most effective methods of stress reduction and performance improvement available to our minds. Simply face your head straight in front of you and don't move. Now look at and track your eyes as though they were following the lines of an imaginary Z that extends to all four quadrants of your visual field. Trace then a box around the Z. Repeat this eight times slowly and consistently. Many will comment they notice to sensation upon doing it the first time. That sensation was, in simplest terms, the left and right brain connecting with each other. It does not hurt. It just feels like a sensation. Stress causes loop of thoughts that re-play over and over like a broken record or a CD with a scratch that prevents the mind to do what it needs to do. EMI stops the skip allowing the brain to progress into problem solving mode automatically. Negative Emotions vs. Positive Emotions This one fact needs to be remembered. If applied in your life, it can change the way you feel about things. It is the most important aspect of practicing safe stress. Negative emotions are preceded by negative thoughts. This is important to know because negative emotions like anger, fear, and anxiety can decrease your ability to solve problems, make decisions, and reason on things. The first step, eliminate or replace the negative thoughts. You can help your roommate and friends do likewise. If you find yourself or someone near you using emotion draining words around you, stop them and say, "It's not like you to..." then identify the action or attitude. It may take some creative thinking to be able to frame it as a truthful statement. Do the same with your own mind. Frame everything you face as to positive experience and reap the positive emotions. One person's failure is another's learning experience. One person's loss is another's training. It is up to you. How you choose to frame anything that happens to you, even if out of your control, can determine how you will feel. How you feel will be determined by how you deal with stress. These exercises are better than sex in that you can do them any time of day or night by your self. They produce something within us that helps us to grow. Where ever we are and with what ever stress we face they are readily available. May all your stress be good stress. If you're taking to end or speaking in front of to crowd, how ever you fare, may you fare well. Jonathan Steele, RN is a nursing consultant and free lance speaker and host of to site to help speakers master their speaking skills. You can contact him through his Persuasive Public Speaking web site where you can also find more free information about speaking.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Two ways to reduce stress that they are better than sex
Thursday, July 28, 2011
4 tips for stress management
Ask any health care professional. He or she will always advise you to do something to keep you healthy: be sure to control stress. Now, not all types of stress are bad. Some are really good, because they require to be more motivated and rewards provides a high level of performance. But the stress is usually € œbadâ € "for various reasons."
Stress can affect physically. It can cause lack of sleep, feeling all stasis during the day, changes in appetite, weight loss or gain, hair loss, sleeping disorder tension and muscle, to name a few. Research shows that in the end, it will cause the immunity. It is therefore more prone to diseases in too much stress. However, increases cortisol, cholesterol, and heart rate, making it susceptible to heart attacks.
You can also hit the mental and social. Become Moody, frustrated, hopeless, helpless and agitated during most of the time. Many suffer attacks of anxiety, depression and burnout. In the process, it can damage the personal and working relationships.
Do exactly as insisting these days? Here are some of the best tips:
Start each day with meditation. The secret of the happiest man on Earth is not wealth or friends and family. This is really a meditation. This process allows to achieve the peace of mind and be inside, regardless of the uncertainties, challenges and problems they face today.
Meditation stimulates the immune system, gives much resistance for the rest of the day, relax the muscles and nerves, and increases the secretion of serotonin, which promotes the State of mood and positive behaviour.
Use subliminal messages. You can also call auto-sugestões or complaints, subliminal messages. Subliminal messages are positive statements embedded in his subconscious. You can help change their model of thought. Therefore, if you feel something negative, it can overload or get rid of them, making use of subliminal messages as â € OEI can do it, â € â € OEI have the power to change my life, â € â € OEI have the grace to accept the things I can not control, "etc."
These subliminal messages can be combined with techniques of visualization or self-hypnosis. You can also listen to subliminal messages while you're doing meditations. The key to unlock their potential is continuously or regularly hear.
Learn to accept things that cannot be changed. You know what the book says: do not sweat the small stuffâ € "or choose your battles." Scuttlebutt on the one hand, is a waste of time. It is crying over spilled milk. Instead of using the basic principles of the NLP or neuro-linguistic programming: change their behavior and learn from the mistakes.
Relax. Take time to relax and stop and smell the roses. It doesn't matter if it is only good for five minutes. What is really after is the quality of your relaxation. You can wander, open the Windows to get fresh air, or simply close your eyes and breathe deeply.
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