5 ways

5 ways to beat everyday stress

When you are leading a life full of pressures, expectations and deadlines, even small things can trigger stress and panic. Here a few tips that you can include in your daily regimen to keep stress at bay.
Photography by Jasmin Merdan
Laugh – Shove a quick laugh in-between those taxing times at office or home to calm those jittery nerves. Watch a funny clip on You Tube, read some jokes or talk to a person who you think will surely make you smile. At times, you do need to make a conscious effort and find time to laugh.
 
Cook – Try to take out some time in the day to dish up a meal for yourself or your beloved ones. Specially, when you reach home after a stressful day at work, cooking can be therapeutic and help to de-stress and relax. It’s a great way to bond with family, too.
 
Meditate – Even if you can shut yourself for ten minutes from what is happening around you and concentrate on your breathing and inner self, it will ease off a lot of tension. It can also help ward off panic attacks.  – Even if you can shut yourself for ten minutes from what is happening around you and concentrate on your breathing and inner self, it will ease off a lot of tension. It can also help ward off panic attacks.


Clean up – A de-cluttered space contributes to a de-cluttered mind. Make it a habit to clean your cabin or desk before you get down to work everyday. A messy workplace is the breeding ground for anxiety and can make work seem too tedious and endless.  – A de-cluttered space contributes to a de-cluttered mind. Make it a habit to clean your cabin or desk before you get down to work everyday. A messy workplace is the breeding ground for anxiety and can make work seem too tedious and endless.
 
Run – If you think that stress is getting a better hold of you and it’s getting difficult to concentrate, just take out 30 minutes in a day to run and run to better your life. It gives a sense of liberation from everything that is holding you back from accomplishing your goals.   – If you think that stress is getting a better hold of you and it’s getting difficult to concentrate, just take out 30 minutes in a day to run and run to better your life. It gives a sense of liberation from everything that is holding you back from accomplishing your goals.