Super Charge Your Stress Management

Super Charge Your Stress Management

            It’s already mid- October. The holidays are approaching at an accelerated rate. Before you know it, you will be eating a grand Thanksgiving dinner. In December, you will be watching family and friends open Christmas gifts.

            The holiday celebrations do bring joy, laughs and good times. But along the way, unnecessary stress can decrease the euphoric feelings that are supposed to engulf the atmosphere. Stress comes from the additional financial burdens of buying food, gifts and travel. Also the thought of being around distant family and friends for an extended amount of time produces stressors and nervousness that you dread.

               

            Now is the time to put your defense mechanisms in place for the upcoming holiday hodgepodge so that you enjoy the occasions as intended. Proactive techniques that are intentionally implemented reduce stress. You want the holidays to produce memories of joy that will be shared for many years to come.

           

Stress Reduction Tip #1:

         Set boundaries. Boundaries lessen the likelihood of stress by setting limits of what you will and will not allow. Put a budget in place of the amount that you can afford to spend over the holidays. Also set a limit on the amount of time to spend with family and friends. Most importantly, stick to your plan and do not let others talk you out of your comfort zone. If you feel comfortable with sharing your boundaries with others, go for it, so that the pressure (which causes even more stress) to participate in stressful situations will be decreased.

Stress Reduction Tip #2:

         Implement relaxation and meditation techniques throughout the holiday season. If you already practice some techniques on a regular basis, crank it up 10x more to reduce holiday blues. One great technique to relax is breathing in deeply through your nose and exhaling slowly through your mouth. To make the feeling even more stress free, try closing your eyes while exhaling and add some aroma therapy of peppermint and lavender scents.

            While watching your budget for the holiday, include a treat for yourself by investing in a few yoga classes. Yoga such as Ashtanga and Hatha promote stress reducing movements for more relaxation and calm. Yoga puts your mind, body and soul into a harmonious synchrony that impacts stress reduction.

Stress Reduction Tip #3:

            Writing helps alleviate stress by freeing your mind of the tension that you have built up. Journaling allows you to get all of your stress out on paper and out of your mind. The best part of journaling is that it is informal so you do not have to worry about grammar or sentence structure.

            Poetry and song writing reduces stress and allows for your creative flow to shine through. Creative writing contributes to alleviating emotional stressors by replacing them with cathartic feelings. Also you are more likely to explore the underlying cause of your stress and discover additional personalized remedies to reduce stress.

            Don’t let stress ruin your festive holiday time. Enjoy the happiness and peace that Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons represent. Think ahead of stress. Create a stress management action plan now rather than later. Let the best gift to yourself going into the New Year be a calm, festive stress free experience to end the year.

            

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            Which stress management tip will you implement first? Share your thoughts in the comments below.