Journal
Fundamental Guide to Stress Management: Reducing Stress Symptoms for a More Balanced Life
Explore the fundamental aspects of stress management with this comprehensive guide. Learn how to recognize stress symptoms and apply effective strategies to reduce stress, enhancing your mental and physical well-being for a more balanced life.
Self-Inflicted Stress: The Overlooked Causes and Impacts of Mental Stress and Five Ways to Cope With it
Like an invisible weight that we carry with us everywhere we go, stress can be a heavy burden on our minds and bodies. We often think of stress as something external - the pressure of work, financial worries, or challenging relationships - but we overlook the internal causes of stress that we inflict upon ourselves.
5 easy and powerful ways to reduce stress sustainably
In this fast-paced, modern world of 24/7 availability, it is not surprising that a growing number of us feel stressed out. Stress is a natural part of life; some amount of stress can even be helpful. The tricky thing about stress is that we have to keep adjusting the way we manage it regularly because our body acclimates to those new stressors we face regardless of their impact. It is automatic.
So how can we create ways to manage stress sustainably? How can I reduce stress without losing my sense of self-discipline?
Modern stress: status, social media, and disconnection.
Today, when we fear we are not facing a lion. It can be a difficult conversation, a heated up email, a bad comment on social media, feeling not having enough time, not being able to make a decision, disease, financial issues that activate what we call “the stress response.” When we are facing those situations, our body believes we are under attack, and sends out the same signals to the body as our beloved ancestors.