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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Follow these tips to reduce your stressed life before you find yourself with that terrible burnout feeling


Normal in the sense that it is accepted as a part of our daily activities. It can go beyond normal though and anxiety is a form of depressive illness.

Anxiety is not that bad though. It keeps us primed, as if it trains us to be always on our toes. It also keeps us psychologically alert. These exercises can be good but to a certain extent or limit only. Beyond the limit, things may start to get nasty.

When we are engulfed with a bout of panic attack, we have one of two choices. We can either face it or get away from it. This is better known as the fight/flight response. Given a choice, would you face panic attack and experience its full impact, or would you rather retreat or run away from it?

Read these tips to reduce your stressed life before you find yourself with that terrible burnout feeling.

1. Take time out to savor the fresh scent of nature, especially flowers. The sight and the fragrance that flowers bring can be great relief to a tired, irritated, or dragged feeling. If you love nature, nothing is more invigorating than flowers and plants. If you don't have a garden you could visit a place that does.

2. Is your burnout a result of doing something you don't like to do, yet you have to face it just the same. Picture in your mind an image that you like to do and push aside the image to the thing you don't like to do.

This strategy of imagery helps to lessen the tiring weight of the thing you get stressed about acting upon. In the process, your task gets done with less resistance on your part. Before you even know it, the job is already done and probably with favorable results.

3. Try ginseng. Ginseng is an energy food. Most health food stores sell it. You can either take it as a tea drink or mix it in your cooking for a wholesome meal. Ginseng comes in a variety of strengths. If you're not very familiar with it, just ask at your health food store and they will gladly help you out.

4. A burnout can be equated to an individual who could use a time out from the hustles of life. This is similar to a coach of a basketball team asking for a time out to come up with a winning game plan when his team is not playing at its peak. Take advantage of this time out to meditate and relax those frenzied nerves. Do it today !

5. Empty your mind! Pick up and round up useful memories and discard those damaging emotions and negative thoughts.

6. Get out of your normal routine if you feel in a rut. Go on a picnic with the family, a camping trip out in the woods, or a weekend adventure to a totally different are or environment.

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