3-Minute Stress Management: Reduce Stress With This Short Activity

3-Minute Stress Management: Reduce Stress With This Short Activity

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Stress is the aspect of anxiety that we feel in our body. Worry is about thoughts, but stress is how our muscles get tense, our breathing gets tight, we feel achy, and our hands sweat. Stress is the physiological response to perceived danger. The good news is you can train your mind and body to be calm by doing simple activities throughout the day.

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50 Comments

  1. Well what I do is I just keep blowing a few times and I just hold my breath, plug my nose for about 10 sec then blow it all out, with my mouth closed.

  2. Great content! For those facing stress or anxiety, you might want to try Planet Ayurveda’s stress relief packโ€”it’s been a game changer for me

  3. Im a kid who has ADHD ; anxiety issues and i always find a reason to be scared and to be stressed . My family environment doesn’t help too ; but this is so useful

  4. I’m guessing it would be better to do these even when unstressed, in prevention. This got me from an 8 to a 4. Big help, but I hope it doesn’t lose in effectiveness over time.

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  6. Bro i feel like i have no strengh and when i thought i was falling off i immedetly just woke up and my body was in like a holding pose

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  8. I have always struggled with anger , resentments, and unforgiveness. I have been working on it with a therapist and 12 step sponsor, and it is getting better. I was told that resentments only hurt you, not the wrongdoers. I had to write down my resentments and how they affected me to see the damage to motivate me to let go. I also had to write down my part in the resentments so I could see where i was in the wrong, make amends, change behaviors, build my character and reconcile relationships if appropriate. Obviously there are some situations you don’t play a part like if you were abused. I really get into psychology and human behavior so I like to understand why people act how they do for example mental illness. It helps to have compassion on them and to wish them well. This is NOT justifying or condoning it just helps to understand, have compassion, and wish them well. Its also not good to get revenge, not only because of consequence but they will get their karma and there will be justice. If it motivates them to change and make anends be happy for them.

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  10. came here bc i keep getting mad at my family members even when i dont want to and keep crying for no reason ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜”

  11. I’m so far out in my stress, this only helped very little, yet it helped, guess I have to try more to try more to………..

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