Stress causes weight gain..Avoid it

When you're stressed it's difficult to relax, and it's hard to know what your next action should be. Stress can have a paralyzing affect on your body and mind, and it makes you feel like hiding in your bed. Thankfully, there are lots of different ways you can defeat stress. These are a few excellent methods you can implement to take control of your stress.

You should focus on your breathing. It may be hard to believe but simply breathing deeply can increase the oxygen in your bloodstream and relax your body rapidly. When under duress, most people only use their upper chest to breathe. This type of breathing is more shallow than normal, which makes your heart beat faster and causes your chest to tighten, which in turn increases stress levels.

Make time for stress. Rather than allowing stress to consume and control you throughout the day, keep putting it off until your appointed time.

Let the people you are in frequent contact with know that you are stressed, and reiterate that if you seem irritable, it is not their fault. Your family members may feel like they have caused you to be stressed and upset. Children are especially likely to feel this way. Since your stress is under your control, you shouldn't blame it on the people that surround you.

Take yourself out of the situation you're in. Think calming thoughts and continue to tell yourself that you are able to handle whatever situation you are going through; this will actually help you do just that.

Have a cup of tea, preferably chamomile tea to calm down. Not only can chamomile assist with sleep, but it also can get rid of headaches and help you relax. The warmth of the chamomile tea, plus its therapeutic properties, will help your body to relax.

If you have stress issues, take note of any body parts that you clench regularly. In particular you may notice it in your hands, jaw and shoulders. When you figure out where your tense muscles begin to show, work to relax those muscles whenever you feel stress coming on. This will help you lower your tension and relax.

Write down the things that cause you stress, and number them from one to ten. One being a minute problem and ten being something devastating. By monitoring your stress on a scale, you will be better equipped to handle issues appropriately.

Most importantly try not to let the problems of your past creep into your mind, otherwise stress will defeat you. Take charge over your thoughts and tell stress to take a hike.