Say No to Stress

Say No to Stress

 

It is pretty difficult to come out of things that happens unexpectedly , all of us choose one of the way to come out of it and not everyone is successful.

Depression and anxiety are common experiences for most of them .

It took me long to overcome my illness because I did not trust people anymore around me , I was afraid that I don’t get along with wrong people again .

Hence kept myself locked in the room all the time and I think during this time I have not only suffered with mental illness but physical too…

I Know it isn’t easy to discuss with family members at times but you have better ways to come out of things .

I have just jotted down few simple ways to relieve anxiety and stress , which might be of help.

·  Spend Time With Friends and Family

Yes please, This was the biggest mistake I did staying away from family and friends for a long time . But My Mom without asking me anything just tried to help me to come out the stress(I wouldn’t say depression here because till now she could only call it Stress ).

She did not question me about what happened and looking at my stress everyday which was evident she planned a trip to Mumbai and meet my cousins ,she decided to take me along with her ,she knew that meeting them would refresh my childhood days .

After this I realized having strong social ties helped me to get through stressful times .

·   Write It Down

Yes, write everything if you can’t share it .Write down what you are grateful for.

Gratitude may help relieve stress and anxiety by focusing your thoughts on what's positive in your life.

I wrote so many draft messages to relieve my stress but then it was all negative where there was no outcome , it really did not work for me at first  .  

But when I started writing about all positive things that happened around me or better experiences and whom I was grateful for .

This reduced my anxiety, I would know where I stand and start thinking of all possibilities of making things better .

Anything about yourself which you don’t appreciate, begin to appreciate it. 
Some people may wish they had what you have.

·         Exercise

Since I started taking care of myself , I knew that I had to get rid off mental illness which was the cause for my health issues .

I chose Yoga ,

Meditating for about 15-20 mins in a day in peaceful environment not only to helps you relieve stress but also affects nervous system .

Which relaxes your body .

        Spend time with your pet

Having my Pet has helped me improve my mood all the time ,

He gave me a purpose to live , it keeps me active all the day and provides best companionship even now .

Spending time with them keeps you engaged physically and mentally .

     Set goals

My first blog that I shared prevails about my worklife , how I managed to get through things keeping myself busy in work life .

When you are depressed you don’t feel like you can accomplish things .

Start with small things , set goals for something that you can start achieving and then start setting up higher goals .

    Laugh More

Laughter is  the best medicine of all , I know it is pretty difficult when going through this but start smiling , let it be a fake smile at first .

But give it a go , it will make you feel better physically and will put you in a happy mood.

Try watching a funny TV show or hanging out with friends who make you laugh.

I don’t watch much TV shows since I spend lot of time at work  , I have been lucky that

I continued to work with such an amazing person , Deepak has made me smile and laugh everytime .

He makes me laugh , there is no single day we spend without pulling each other’s leg. This improves my stress level reduction , trust me.

These are the few things that I tried and did work for me ..