Are you stressed?
Chances are, yes.
Research shows that 44% of Americans feel more stressed than they did just 5 years ago.
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The reasons for increased stress? Greater economic pressures, information overload and less of a buffer between us and the world according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon, who, in 2012, performed the first-ever historical analysis of stress over time.
Unfortunately, stress has become a normal way of life in today’s world that some folks don’t even realize they’re stress until they’ve had an emotional breakdown.
One of the keys in dealing with stress before it reeks havoc on your life is guarding against it in the first place.
You do that by taking excellent care of yourself every day.
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And by recognizing stress when it first sets in.
Identifying the subtle ways stress first shows up for you gives you the power to address it early – before negative conditions like heart problems, colds or anxiety set in.
Do you know the ways stress shows up for you?
Stress manifests in each of us differently.
For some, low energy is a tell-tale sign of stress. For others, it’s sleepless nights, increased irritability or emotional highs and lows. My biggest clue that I’m under stress? Nervous habits like picking my cuticles and biting my nails.
Unsure what your common stress signals are?
Here’s a list of the top 5 signs of stress:
- Fatigue (51%)
- Irritability/anger (50%)
- Nervousness (45%)
- Headache (44%)
- Upset stomach (34%)
Is there anything you can do if you’re under too much stress?
YES!
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Exercise, journal, talk it out with a trusted friend, or, my favorite, meditate.
Meditation reduces blood pressure and risk of heart attack.
It also increases focus and creativity.
In a recent study of individuals suffering from chronic pain, anxiety, depression, diabetes and hypertension who were trained in meditation, 70% EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN ANXIETY and 44% experienced a reduction in other symptoms.
Don’t want to meditate?
Exercise. Jump rope, take a walk, go to the gym.
If exercise isn’t your thing, go spend some time in nature. Sit by a pond, take a walk in the snow, or go camping.
Whatever you do, know you always have the power to reduce your stress. It starts with recognizing stress in your life and then taking action to reduce it.
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