Incredible 10 hidden secrets to deal with Stress
| July 31, 2015 | Heart Disease
10 tips to naturally cure insomnia, stress & anxiety
You’re anxious, worried, freaked. You’re upset about (pick one): money, health, work, family, love. Your heart is beating fast, your breathing is shallow and rapid, your mind is imagining doom, and you wish you could just relax…now! Whether you have a full-blown anxiety disorder or are just freaking out, you may not want to try medication—at least not yet.
Stress
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but it’s one that can be dealt with. Making minor lifestyle changes can have a huge effect on your daily stress levels. Try the home remedies below to help lower your general stress levels:
Get a support system. Spend time with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and others who understand you and can offer friendship, love, and support.
Work at achieving reasonable control over your life. You can’t control everything around you, but if you can get a good handle on your job and relationships, you’ll be better able to deal with stress. In fact, having little autonomy on the job is one of the factors that’s been shown to lead to stress at work. If your job or a relationship leaves you feeling totally out of control despite your efforts, it may even be necessary to make a change.
Have a sense of purpose to your life. Waking up each morning with a good reason to get up and a sense of purpose is crucial to stress management. If you find yourself with too much time on your hands, doing some volunteer work may help.
Laugh a little. Humor helps keep problems in perspective, and the act of laughing actually causes chemical changes in your body that elevate your sense of well-being. If you need some help in that department, watch a funny movie or television program, go to a comedy club, read newspaper comics, or share some enjoyable memories with an old friend.
Insomnia
Although alcohol can make you feel drowsy and may actually put you to sleep, it has the unpleasant side effect of waking you up later on in the night with a headache, stomachache, or full bladder. In addition, once alcohol’s sedative effect wears off, there’s a rebound effect that actually makes you more likely to have trouble falling back to sleep.
Caffeine, on the other hand, stimulates your brain. Limit your coffee intake to two cups a day. Starting at noon, consume no foods or beverages that contain caffeine.
Perhaps the most important rule for people with insomnia is to keep a strict sleep-wake schedule, even on weekends. If you can’t sleep one night, get up at your usual time the next morning and don’t take any naps. If you nap, you’ll have more trouble getting to sleep the next night, thereby compounding your insomnia. It’s best to let yourself get good and sleepy so that it will be easier to get to sleep the next night.
