Stress Management – Lifestyle Choices and Behaviors

Stress Management – Lifestyle Choices and Behaviors

Some lifestyle choices and behaviors affect your level of stress.  Maybe not directly, but they could interfere with the way your body releases stress.  Make sure you:

- Eat a well balanced diet and increase your immune level
- Have a good nights rest since your body recovers from the daily stress while you are sleeping
- Limit your alcohol intake
- Don’t smoke
- Get moderate exercise at least four days a week
- Most of all balance your work, family and personal obligations

Accept the social support from friends, family and the community.  Strong social support makes for a strong relationship between physical and mental health.  When an event triggers negative thoughts, you may experience insecurity, depression, guilt, fear, or rage.  Dealing with negative thoughts and how you see them can help you to reduce the levels of stress.  Avoid exagerating these negative thoughts and interpreting the event incorrectly.

Stress is one visitor in your home you need to give the boot to and get it out of your life.