Your Happy Life

Hi guys!!!

Well I thought I would give you a few tips (well 10 to be exactly). These days are lives are becoming more and more stressful for one reason or another and that can change from person to person and from time to time.

• Exercise

Well exercise wont make your stress disappear, but it will help in reducing the emotional intensity and clear your thoughts and help you deal with your thoughts more calmly.

• Be Positive

I know I talk about this a lot on my blog, but that is for a good reason it can help with a number of things and stress is one of them. Look at the things we are grateful for and the positive things in life, try concentrating on them more. Look at life in a more glass half full way then a glass half empty way.

• Accept There Are Some Things You Can't Change

Some situations you just can't change never mind how much you want to. You are much better off spending your energy on the this that you can change and making a difference there. It will be a lot more productive in the end. Nobody likes to waste there time with something that won't change no matter what

• Have Some 'Me Time'

In the UK we work the longest hours in Europe, this means that we often do not spend enough time doing the things that we enjoy doing. Lets face it we all need time to socialize, relax or exercise. It could be just a couple of nights a week you set aside for 'me time'.

•  Listen To Soothing Music

Listening to certain kind of music can have a relaxing effect on your body. I would suggest maybe classical music or even nature sounds as these can be very relaxing to and just let your mind drift away. Nature sounds are used in relaxation and meditation music.

• Laugh

It can be as simple as that to simply laugh can reduce your stress a little. It helps stimulate and release your natural stress response and relieves tension by relaxing your muscles plus in the long term laughter can  improve your immune system and mood. So laugh as much as you want enjoy being with people or laughing at anything you find remotely funny. It will have some really good benefits for you.

• Light a Candle

I know this seems a bit of an odd one but get the right type of candle and it can work wonders. If you use a soothing candle one with a scent that is know to calm or relax you then you will find the benefits from it. Some such scents are lavender, sandalwood, rose and ylang ylang. Light one of those and let your stress float away or at least some of it. I love the lavender scented ones the best.

So there are 7 (hopefully helpful) tips on how to lessen your stress levels and I know you guys will have lots more ideas to share on how you all deal with stress so please feel free to share them I am sure someone will also find them useful.

 

Hi people of the world!!!

I was have been feeling a bit anxious to today and last night/evening and I got to thinking of why I tend to get these feelings of anxiety, sometimes they can be often but other times they can come out of know where and more then likely linked to something I am unaware that I am thinking about. Which can be a bit annoying from time to time as I have no idea why I am feeling these feelings or it, it could also be I do not realise what is bothering me and when this happens there is not a lot I can do about except trying to calm myself down (not always that easy I can tell you) or try to thinking and work out what is bothering me, which can lead to more worrying which is never good. Sometimes I find It helpful talking to someone about it and how I am feeling as It is true what they say and problem shared is a problem halved, that way you can both work on easing your mind and that person can reassure you everything will be ok and there is nothing to worry about.

Other times my brain cannot stop thinking of the reason for this bout of an anxiety and no matter what I do I cannot stop thinking of it and it builds up until I can calm myself or solve the problem which can be a while trust me and can take over days if not more of my life which I personally hate but can not do anything about it sometimes other times I try everything under the sun to calm myself.

A lot of the time this is the result of my over thinking which I tend to do a lot of, I also tend to think the worse case scenarios, which then some of the time causes the anxiety in the first place or I believe it does (so you can see it is a bit of a circle here going round and round). I try to not over think things as in kicks of the whole circle going on, which then affects my daily life and my enjoyment of It in stead of enjoying every minute of my free time I end up worrying what might happen and what if it does happen then what will I do and start worrying and panicking and having anxiety. Instead I try and do some things to calm myself a resolve my way in thinking some of these ways can be these:

•  Listening to calming music e.g. classical, relaxing sounds
• Concentrating on breathing
• Meditation
• Sitting outside and listening to the sounds around me e.g. Birds singing
• Talking to someone about it
• Thinking positively or making a plan to deal with what ever is bothering you
• Telling myself it is going to be ok I'm safe and It's going to be ok  

 These are some of the things I do to calm myself down or to stop my anxiety. I hope this helps you in some way and if you have any other ways you deal with your anxiety then feel free to share them in the comments.

 

Hi there Readers
Hope your are having a wonderful day!


I have come across a lot of ways to deal with stress and use some myself. I such a society where people are always on the go and have a lot of things going on at once and the pressures of doing well and succeeding in life, which can lead to unwanted stress

It  thought it a good idea to share some of these tips with you as it is good to share things with each other and learn new things so here we go.

1. Breathe - Take your time to breath each day. It calms the nervous system down and creates chemicals in your body, that tells your body that everything is ok.
2. Open up to a friend - Opening up even if you are a bit nervous about it can be a good thing! Telling someone can make you feel better and that a weight has been lifted and can help turn your perspective around or make you calmer.
3. Pamper your skin- A lot of the time lack of sleep, sickness or stress can show up . So taking your make-up off , washing your face, putting a face mask on, then relaxing with some TV, Netflix, DVD, listening to some music or podcast , reading a book , depending on what you enjoy doing,  then washing off the face mask and moisturise can make you feel more relaxed.
4. Prayer- (This is of course optional and up to you if you choose to do this if you are not interested then skip ahead) It takes work and focus like a lot of things in life but you may feel a lot calmer from this.
5. Reflect and Prioritize -It is important to stop and think about how you are living your life. Time flies by and the lack of doing this could be what is causing your stress in the first place. You could also miss out on something important if you do not prioritize it.
6. Get outside - Even if it is only for a walk and a stretching this can help to clear your head and make you think more clearly. It can also remind you how great life it shelf is. Doing this always makes me smile and feel better about whatever I am worried or stressed about.

This post was inspired by the YouTube channel Nikki Phillippi
www.youtube.com/NikkiPhillippi
so go check her out .