Mental Health
Anxiety & Stress Management
Stress Alien
Anxiety is fear of oneself.
– Wilhelm Stekel
Stress and your digestive system
Stress is a well known trigger of tummy trouble. Intense emotional states can cause chemical changes that interfere with the normal working of your digestive system. Stress management is important to help avoid aggravating problems like IBS or indigestion. Exercise, relaxation techniques like massage or meditation, and getting plenty of sleep can all help keep stress under control.
www.webmd.boots.com/digestive-disorders
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From the casebook of Dr. Bayani Katigbak
She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.”
“As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden – holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night… Pick them up tomorrow.
1 * Accept the fact that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue!
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4 * Drive carefully… It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
5 * If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
8 * Never buy a car you can’t push.
9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.
10 * Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
11 * Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.
14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
19 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
20 *Save the earth….. It’s the only planet with chocolate!*
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Overtired and stressed? Go to the loo and run some cold water on your wrists, this will bring down your stress level! Try it and see.
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Another advice chart from our Bizzy Elep. It seems eating the right kind of food could simply vanish those stress points.
If you are particularly anxious, depressed or stressed, a nice glass of sweet milky drink (smoothie or sweet warm milk) may be of help . There has been some scientific studies that were carried out to support this claim. Apparently milk contains an amino acid called tryptophan that stimulates the production of seratonin, which is known to calm the brain. The sugar releases insulin that prevents other amino acids to compete with tryptophan, giving it a free way.
The Magnesium in chocolate is renowned as anti-depression.
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WRITE OUT YOUR STRESS
I found a very good advice from my copy of Good Housekeeping.
Did you know?
Writing about difficult things and situations in your life can lower your stress level. This was found out by US academics. 20 minutes spent writing on a journal, twice a week, helps you process your unhappiness and assuage your anger.
Get writing!!!!!!!!!!!!
2024 Update
Apparently a study made in Japan amongst office workers found that writing your gripes in a sheet of paper and then running it on the office shredder is a great stress reliever.
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Relaxation Techniques:
- Pray, learn to pray. Close your eyes with both hands in prayer position. Focus your mind.
- Turn off the television. Once in a while forego depressing soap operas and read instead.
- Drink camomile tea. It is very calming.
- Tibetan technique is to rub either side of the breastbone.