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Take care of the dream
One of the most common symptoms of stress is difficulty sleeping. Adequate sleep is the foundation of our health. When we start to lack sleep, it affects our thinking and attitude, our body is tired and we start to get sick. Difficulty sleeping is a signal for us that something is happening in our life, we are going through a stressful period.
Move for pleasure
The introduction of regular physical activity, a 15-minute walk every day, yoga, swimming, largely affect the improvement of our psychophysical state and healthy sleep.
Each of us has a different circadian rhythm. Some of us function better in the early season, others in the later season. It is worth watching ourselves to see how we can use the day. To find out and acquire this kind of knowledge, you need to Watch and listen to your body and mind What he has to tell us, what he wants to tell us.
Be good to yourself/good
Work on your inner voice: the inner critic vs. the supportive parent. Who are you more now? Support yourself in your actions, do not criticize that you did not cope with something - learn from mistakes, gain experience, move forward.
Bet on development
Choose something you haven't had the opportunity to do before, learn something new. Do it at your own pace, do not put pressure on yourself, do not have a guilty conscience that, perhaps, in your opinion, you are waiting too long for the effects of new, acquired skills, give yourself time.
Take care of healthy eating
Consult a dietitian to help you figure out what and how you can do to implement healthy eating habits. After all, we are what we eat!
Take care of your breath
Adequate oxygenation is essential for maintaining health. It reduces stress, improves the work of the brain and the whole body, adds energy. Even a 15-minute walk can bring us a lot of benefits in this regard! Every exhalation is the removal of unnecessary substances, and breathing in is something new, necessary — renewal. Focusing on the breath makes us here and now, and also increases body awareness.
Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the conscious experience of what is happening to us, observing the breath, your thoughts and feelings. Without judgment or denial. Conscious mindfulness influences changes in our attitude towards many things. It affects the image of ourselves, and therefore the image of the world in which we function.
Through regular engagement of attention, breathing exercises and meditation, we can better read, capture and respond to signals coming from the body. Understanding what is happening in our body, that is, in ourselves, gives us the opportunity to influence and change our state of health and, therefore, our quality of life. We can have a really big impact on what happens to us, how we think, feel and function! Doesn't awareness of this knowledge immediately improve your well-being?
Go in for sports
Regular physical activity has an impact on both our physical and mental condition. Movement plays a vital role in reducing the stress that each of us struggles with in our lives. Physical activity promotes prevention related to mental health. Physical exertion causes an outburst of endorphins, which are responsible for well-being. Called “hormones of happiness”, they also have an anesthetic effect, minimizing pain sensations. In addition to this substance, during physical exertion, the body also produces dopamine or serotonin, among others, which have a calming and antidepressant effect. It also affects the quality of our sleep, which in turn is associated with a better concentration of attention and a better functioning of cognitive processes.
If you want to meet your needs first and foremost, It will be easier for you to take care of the needs of others. Also remember that you can ask for help from close people, acquaintances, friends, family. It is always good to have professional support and talk to a psychologist, which will help you to look at difficulties from a different perspective and will provide expert knowledge and substantive support.
