words Alexa Wang
There are many situations within a workplace that cause stress. No matter what field or industry you are in there will always be tasks that put a strain on your day.
Whether it’s a multimillion-dollar deal, working to a deadline, or even just reaching the end of your day. Being stressed is a weight. It’s a constant lingering feeling that prohibits humans from completing usual day to day tasks in a ‘normal’ manner. A ball in the stomach that prevents people from eating. It’s a way of life that shouldn’t be endured by anyone, so how can we battle it? Are there any techniques that help in the short term? How can you keep stress at bay for the rest of your life? Let’s explore the options.
First, Understand Your Situation
Taking ownership of a condition is never easy. Being able to address the situation, understand that it’s happening, and be proactive about it are stages anyone suffering from stress needs, not should, to take. Firstly, understanding your situation is imperative for taking your first step into recovery from stress. Accepting the fact it’s important and shouldn’t be ignored is another. Stress comes in many forms and it’s ok to suffer from it, but there are solutions.
Take ownership of your situation and look at the reasons affecting you. When one truly understands why they are struggling, only then can they seek help. The sooner this stage comes to light, the sooner the condition can be treated. There are certain products to try before seeking professional help. Sometimes we can relax ourselves with the help of smaller things.
Massage Cushions Relieve Tension
Getting a massage is one of the best ways to relieve tension within the body. Often, muscles can tighten up and create the feeling of being stressed, raise the shoulders, and cause other problems such as headaches. Professional massages aren’t necessarily cheap but the argument coming into play is, can we put a price on our health?
Luckily, we don’t have to book 6 sessions with a masseuse for a quick fix. There are home chairs or chair adapters you can purchase for a reasonable price and always have the opportunity to use them. Due to the number of products on the market that help with massage, it would be wise to read more here and browse some reviews written by people in similar situations to see what is going to be best. Investing in something that doesn’t have the features you require is a waste of money.
Art Therapy Books
Remember as a child, one of the best activities that could be done was sitting at the dining table with a piece of paper and what seemed like hundreds of colouring pens? Parents use colouring as a calming, relaxing activity that is settling. Why can’t we adopt that as adults? There are now colouring books available for purchase that incorporate outlined photos for anyone to colour in. The pictures tend to be far more advanced than those of a childrens’ colouring book, and there are even exclusively adult themed ones if that’s your style. Whichever is chosen, it’s a brilliant way to wind down and relax.
Bath Accessories
Getting home never felt better than when you know exactly what’s waiting on the side of the bath for you. Whether it be a bath bomb, a relaxing bath lotion, or any kind of bath salt. They’re some of the best ways to sink into the bath and let all your worries disappear. The combination of warm water, beautiful smells and comfort allow true relaxation.
Oil Diffusers
Aromatherapy has numerous benefits relating to a sense of calm and well-being. Whilst there might not be immediate health benefits, it certainly makes your home, bedroom or bathroom feel like a blissful spa day. Stress is a contributor to other serious health conditions if left untreated so there is an argument that keeping yourself relaxed and stress free using aromatherapy could have certain health benefits.
Oil diffusers release scents that are calming to the mind and the body, a good example is lavender. There are plenty of different scents that are known to be linked with different forms of stress so take a look into what you might enjoy and go from there.
As previously stated, stress is a condition that if left untreated can further develop into other illnesses and ailments. It’s not something you want to be leaving alone. To begin with trying alternative methods of treatment is the best way. Try things at home and see if anything works. If these aren’t helping then it’s wise to get the advice from a medical professional who will be able to prescribe medication to help balance out stress.
