3 Easy Ways to Manage Stress

Yes, Stress is useful if you are in real physical danger. In those instances, a stress response is appropriate.

The reality is that most stress currently experienced by you is not real. Chronic stress most often involves things that are thought that haven't occurred.

This chronic perceived stress is contributing to all forms of illness. It is affecting every one of your organs. Chronic Stress causes, anxiety, stress, raises blood pressure, raises cholesterol, raises blood sugar, lowers immunity, decreases circulation, and causes many other challenges in your body.

I want to share three easy ways to manage chronic perceived stress. Thes ways are free and easy to do.

1- Boxed Breathing- This simple breathing technique will help you to lower your stress response and help you to focus on the here and now. This technique is used by Navy Seals to focus and manage stress. It is simple you inhale to the count of 4, hold the breath for 4 counts, exhale to the count of 4, hold for count of 4 then REPEAT. I recommend doing 10 rounds if you are able but please know any amount of boxed breathing is GOOD!

2- Make the sound H-U-M. This super simple sound helps to calm your nervous system. Just try it, WHY NOT?? Make the sound hum -- H-U-M I recommend taking a deep breath make sound out HUM then repeat 3 more times.

3- Since chronic perceived stress is created by your mind it makes sense to use your mind to help manage stress. I encourage you to put your CURIOUSITY hat on. From the lens of curiosity, you can do the following.

a. Label your thoughts. Your mind produces thoughts the same way your mouth produces saliva. It is not personal just is and you are not your thoughts. It is helpful when you are feeling stressed to simply label your thoughts. It will help you to remember you are not your thoughts. Ex. When I am stressed and label my thoughts it might sound like this, "Stress, pressure, resistance, anger, feeling sad, blame, upset..... etc" Just label your thoughts.

b. Identify if what you are worrying about is within your control or not. If it is not within your control use one of the first two methods to help yourself stop the stress response. If you determine your stress is within your control transition to an empowered problem-solving lens. Ask yourself, "What is my next best step to solve this problem?"

c. This one is so simple!! Ask yourself is what I am thinking even true? Do I know it to be true?

I am rooting for your success! Karla PLEASE LIKE & SHARE if you find helpful

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