How do you cope with stress?
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take a hot comfortable shower, then get in comfortable pj's, then grab a comfy pillow, lie down, and breathe in... then slowly breath out. sometimes it helps, when it doesn't.. you can talk about why your stressed or just try to take your mind off of things. relax. take a breather, little by little, step by step. 8) hope that helps.
when ever you feel tense just sit down and don't think just lay enjoy yourself.It works 4 me.
Usually the best things to do are just breath,relax or talk to someone about it. Or just create more time to yourself if possible.
I walk, long and far (when I can about five miles a day if not more). I tend to bottle stuff up and freak out as well. I find things like Enya type music helps at times, but other times, I want something that gets me energized, up and moving. I every so often knit (that really does it), and just things that I enjoy. When I find a book that I love, I'll read that after a particularly stressful time, or even better, I'll go for a long walk listening to music.
Good luck. I think it all depends on what you can do for yourself. Maybe some quiet time to yourself, a bath perhaps, or a walk alone in a park (during the day of course), a walk along a lake shore if you like me live near a lake. What do you do at other times in which you aren't stressful. Think of those things and then do those when you are stressed if you can. If not you can always try a visualization technique. Close your eyes and picture yourself going for a walk along a beautiful beach at sunset. Things like that tend to help almost anyone.
Good luck and I hope some of these ideas help you.
I've been diagnosed with the same thing. Major reoccurring depression with social anxiety and general anxiety. Plus there is a family history of some mental health issues including my dad being diagnosed as bipolar (at the age of 62) and my sister who has multiple issues
Stress is one thing I've never been able to deal with. And it didn't take much stress either. I was originally diagnoses with borderline chronic depression a little over 10 years ago and have been off and on Paxil ever since my parents divorce back around 2000.
but this past January I tried taking myself off it and taking an OTC herbal and it backfired really badly so I now go to counseling and medication management. I have to see my psychiatrist every so often to get refills prescriptions and to make sure the doses are working
They found something that so far is really working. I still get frustrated very easily with my son, but for the most part I dont get nearly as frustrated as I use to
Do you have a doctor you see for depression treatment? I went untreated and undiagnosed for a long time. They have me on 30mg Paxil, 100mg Lacmictal (they can't increase my Paxil without it backfiring) and I take 3mg Lunesta to help me sleep
If you do have a doctor, either a family doctor or a psychiatrist they're the best to discuss possible medication treatment with
Just my 2 cents. Have a nice weekend :)
Suzanne
ps, relaxing to listening to my favorite music, taking a day drive, getting fresh air all help me relax a little too or even doing like a journal whether its writing or in my case typing a journal or a blog about my dealing with depression. it actually helps get the frustration out
Drugs (diazepam) You can get them on the Internet !
It sounds as if the diagnosis has caused you to focus more on the problem than on a solution. Our brains are interesting little organs. Probably the only one in our bodies that is capable of healing or harming itself just by what we think.
Research has shown that people with panic disorder who focus on the feelings of panic, actually end up with the control areas of the brain shrinking because of a constant flood of adrenalin and other stress hormones to the brain. So over time, you have less and less control. What you need to do is focus on being in control, rather than out of control. Teach yourself to consciously relax your muscles while you repeat to yourself, "This is no big deal, I can handle it." Using this technique has greatly reduced my panic attacks.
Another good thing to do is to try to figure which things in life are really worth worrying about. It turns out that most things aren't worth the fuss. The world won't come to an end if you aren't first, or best, at something. If your boyfriend drops you, you're probably better off without him. If your best friend, or a co-worker says something mean, he or she was probably having a problem that had nothing to do with you.
A lot of things that seem overwhelming just take care of themselves if you don't feel that you have to fix everything "right now." When you do have to fix a large problem, break it down into small steps that you can handle one at a time, and focus on feeling good about what you have accomplished rather than obsessing over what remains to be done.
I know this is difficult advice to take -- but think of the alternative: a lifetime of increasing panic attacks and depression.
Choose what you want your life to be. Don't let the negatives in your life dictate who you will become.
Hypnotherapy is a wonderful way to relax, reduce stress and to get better quality sleep with no side effects.
You can visit a Hypnotherapist for a one to one session or get a self help CD (or download)
The benefits can be amazing.
Good luck.
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