HowtocopewithstressYoufeelanxious,tenseandirritable.Smallproblemsupsetyouandyoufeeloverwhelmedbyallthethingsyouhavetodo.Youcan'tthinkasclearlyasusual.you'reeasilyconfused,forgetfulandaccident-prone.Youfeelgenerallyrundownandtired.Youdon'thaveyourusualenergy.Youneverreallyrelaxbecauseyoukeepthinkingaboutallthethingsyouhavetodo.Sometimesyoudon'tsleepverywell.Youdon'tfindmuchinlifetofeeljoyfulabout.There'snothingtolookforwardto.Thesearesomeofthesignsofacommonproblemcalledstress.Weallsufferfeelingsofstresssometimes-theanxietyandthefeelingthatlifeishardtocopewith.Sometimesthesymptomsofstressareexpressedinaphysicalway-headaches,stomachaches,apoundingheart,achurningfeelinginthestomach.Stresshappensforlotsofreasons.Acrisiscanmakeusfeelstressed,butsocaneverydayproblemslikeworriesaboutworkormoney,oraboutrelationshipsoraboutchildren'sbehaviour.Althoughacertainamountofstressisnormal,toomuchcancontributetohealthproblems,includingheartdisease,sometypesofmentalillnessandabuseofalcoholordrugs.That'swhyeveryoneneedstobeawareofstressandknowhowtofindgoodwaysofcopingwithit.Differentthingsworkfordifferentpeople,butherearesomeideasforfindingwaysthatsuityou:Sometimesstressisn'tcausedsomuchbyaneventbutbyourattitudetowardsit.Peoplewhoseedifficultsituationsaschallengestoovercome,ratherthanproblemsthatgetthemdown,usuallycopebetterwithstress.Don'tmakesmallproblemsseembiggerthantheyare.Whensomethinggoeswrong,askyourself:"Intenyears'time,willthismatter?"Trytoavoidstressfulsituationsbybetterplanning-giveyourselfmoretimetodothingssoyou'renotalwaysrushingaround.Trytoavoidpeopleoractivitiesyoufindannoying.Findtimetorelaxeachday.Ifyouthinkyouhaven'tgottime,rememberthatyouwilldotasksmorequicklyandefficientlyifyoufeelrestedandlessstressed.Waystorelaxinclude:spendingtimealoneinaquietplace,focussingonsomethingpleasant-soothingmusic,abookormagazine,apet-orevenhavingalongbath.Don'tfeelguiltyabouttakingtimeforyourself.Goforregularwalksordosomeotherformofexerciseyouenjoy,suchasTaiChi.Exerciseisagreatstress-reducer.Eathealthyfood.Whenyoufeelstresseditcanbeeasytoskipmealsandfillupwithfattysnackfoods,sweetsandtake-awayfoods.Adietthatincludesplentyofbread,rice,pastaandothergrains,vegetablesandfruitwillhelpyoucopebetter.Don'tdwellonproblemsorfailuresyou'vehadinthepast,orworryaboutbadthingsthatmayhappeninthefuture.Concentrateonlivinginthepresent.Talktosomeone.Talkingaboutproblemscansometimeshelpsolvethem,oratleastmakeyoufeelbetteraboutthem.Sometimesotherpeoplecangiveyounewwaysoflookingatproblemsorofdealingwiththem.Contactyourlocalcommunityhealthcentreandaskiftheyknowofanyrelaxationcoursesorrelaxationtapesavailableinyourlanguage.Getexperthelpifnothingyoudoseemstohelp.Peoplewhocanhelpyouincludebi-lingualcounsellorsorsocialworkersatcommunityhealthcentres.
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