Exercise, yoga, meditation, are just a few examples of stress-relieving actions that do work, but in some situations when tension and stress hit you from nowhere you can’t just excuse yourself to meditate, in such situations you need something to help you as fast as it can!
According to experts one of the fastest and most reliable ways to get rid of stress is to engage one or more of your senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch) or through body movement.
Since everyone is different, you’ll need to do some experimenting to discover which technique works best for you—but the payoff is huge. You can stay calm, productive, and focused when you know how to quickly relieve stress.
Social interaction like talking with a relaxed and caring listener can also help you to calm down and release most of the tension.
To be able to help yourself as fastest possible, you must know what is your common stress response.
As humans within, we all respond the same way to the “fight-or-flight” stress response: our blood pressure rises, the heart pumps faster, all the muscles get tensed. But some experts are saying that regardless of this common pattern, externally, different people react to stress in a different way.
And in order to react and try to quickly combat stress you must know in which way your body reacts to stress.
For example, if you tend to become angry, nervous and overly emotional under stress, you will most likely respond best to stress relief activities that can quiet you down.
On the other hand, if you tend to become depressed, remote, or spaced out under stress, you will respond better to stimulating stress relief activities.
Stress can hit us anywhere but first and foremost we must learn how to offer ourselves quick stress relieve at our homes.
Here are some easy tips:
Let the sunshine in
Open the curtains and let in the natural light, and you will see how your mood lifts up and your stress slowly but surely melts away.
Involve your senses in the kitchen
Decrease kitchen stress by breathing in the scent of every ingredient or enjoy in some of the delicate textures.
Improve your sleep
If you are too stressed to sleep. Try using a white noise machine for background sound or a humidifier with a diffuser for a light scent in the air.
Create your own sanctuary
Any clutter is upsetting, so spend at least ten minutes each day to tidy up your home. You can also display some photos or images that make you feel happy every time you look at them.